Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-(ˌ)tȯ 
1
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of a nation of Indigenous peoples originally of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana
2
: the language of the Choctaw people
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Additional houses that have recently been sold close by include:
On Choctaw Drive, Fremont, in September 2023, a 1,542-square-foot home was sold for $1,871,000, a price per square foot of $1,213.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The skirt steak fajitas are still the star at the new El Tiempo Cantina, 1011 Nolan Ryan Expressway under the old Choctaw Stadium across from the Texas Rangers’ ballpark.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
Arlington features Choctaw Stadium, Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium; the maximum seating capacities for the three combined is in the area of 180,000.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Eventually, Amaziah’s estranged Choctaw foster daughter Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass) turns up out of nowhere and rekindles her relationship with him, a turn of events that gives him the idea to bring her into the family business with the idea of a leadership role.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The skirt steak fajitas are still the star at the new El Tiempo Cantina, 1011 Nolan Ryan Expressway under the old Choctaw Stadium across from the Texas Rangers’ ballpark.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2025
Arlington features Choctaw Stadium, Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium; the maximum seating capacities for the three combined is in the area of 180,000.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
Eventually, Amaziah’s estranged Choctaw foster daughter Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass) turns up out of nowhere and rekindles her relationship with him, a turn of events that gives him the idea to bring her into the family business with the idea of a leadership role.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Choctaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Choctaw. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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Choctaw
noun
Choc·taw
ˈchäk-ˌtȯ
plural Choctaw or Choctaws
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of Mississippi and Alabama
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: their language
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