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单词 Muscogee
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Muscogee

noun

Mus·​co·​gee mə-ˈskō-gē How to pronounce Muscogee (audio)
variants or Muskogee
1
plural Muscogee or Muscogees or Muskogee or Muskogees : a member of the people who comprised the nucleus of the Creek confederacy : creek sense 2a

Note: The Muscogee existed as a confederacy of tribes, with members known to English settlers as Creek, in the southeastern U.S. before their forcible removal to Indian Territory in 1836 to 1840. Present-day members live under the name Muscogee (Creek) Nation.

2
: the Muskogean language of this people : creek sense 2b
also : the dialect of Creek spoken in Oklahoma

Word History

Etymology

Creek ma·skó·ki, maskó·ki, a self-designation

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Muscogee

noun

Mus·​co·​gee mə-ˈskō-gē How to pronounce Muscogee (audio)
plural Muscogee; Muscogees
1
: a member of a tribe of indigenous people of Georgia and eastern Alabama making up the core of the Creek confederacy
2
: the language of the Muscogees and some of the Seminoles
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