Apalachee

noun

Ap·​a·​lach·​ee

variants or less commonly Apalachi

ˌapəˈlachē

plural Apalachee or Apalachees also Apalachi or Apalachis

1

a

: a Muskogean people of northwestern Florida

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Apalachee people

Word History

Etymology

probably from Choctaw apelachi helper, ally

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