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Chickasaw

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 K AH0 S AO2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Muskogean language of this tribe.

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2

name

Meaning 2

Some place names in the United States:

A city in Mobile County, Alabama.

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name

Meaning 3

Some place names in the United States:

A village in Mercer County, Ohio.

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4

name

Meaning 4

Some place names in the United States:

A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.

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name

Meaning 5

Some place names in the United States:

Chickasaw County.

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noun

Meaning 6

A member of a Native American nation, now concentrated in southeastern Oklahoma.

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7

noun

Meaning 7

the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Muskhogean, Muskhogean language, Muskogean, Muskogean language

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noun

Meaning 8

a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Mississippi

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Broader terms: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Chickasaw Chikashsha.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: Tchikasaweg — the language
  • Chickasaw: chikashshanompa' — the language
  • Dutch: Chickasaw — the language
  • French: Chickasaw — the language
  • German: Chickasaw — the language
  • Italian: chickasaw — the language
  • Neapolitan: chickasaw — the language
  • Spanish: chickasaw — the language
  • Breton: Tchikasaweg — member of the tribe
  • Chickasaw: chikashsha — member of the tribe
  • Dutch: Chickasaw — member of the tribe
  • French: Chickasaw — member of the tribe
  • German: Chickasaw — member of the tribe
  • Italian: chickasaw — member of the tribe
  • Neapolitan: chickasaw — member of the tribe
  • Spanish: chickasaw — member of the tribe
  • Unami: Tikahsha — member of the tribe