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/mus koh"gee euhn/, n.a family of American Indian languages of the southeastern U.S., including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several less well-known languages.Also, Muskhogean.
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Muskogean
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Muskogean — ☆ Muskogean [mus kō′gē ən, mus kō′jēən ] adj. [var. of Muskhogean, coined (1891) < MUSKOGEE2 by J. W. Powell (1834 1902), U.S. ethnologist & geologist] designating or of a North American Indian language family of the SE U.S., consisting of… … English World dictionary
Muskogean — noun 1. a member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages • Syn: ↑Muskhogean • Hypernyms: ↑Indian, ↑American Indian, ↑Red Indian • Hyponyms: ↑Alabama, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Muskogean languages — Muskogean Geographic distribution: southeastern North America Linguistic classification: Muskogean Subdivisions: disputed, see below … Wikipedia
Muskogean languages — Family of about eight North American Indian languages spoken or formerly spoken across much of what is now the southeastern U.S. In the 16th century Koasati (Coushatta) and Alabama were probably spoken in what is now northern Alabama, Creek… … Universalium
Muskogean language — noun a family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States • Syn: ↑Muskhogean, ↑Muskhogean language, ↑Muskogean • Hypernyms: ↑Amerind, ↑Amerindian language, ↑American Indian language, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Muskogean — or Muskhogean noun Date: 1891 a language family of southeastern United States that includes Muskogee … New Collegiate Dictionary
Muskogean — n. group of Native American languages of southeastern USA (including Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek) … English contemporary dictionary
Muskogean — [ˌmʌskə gi:ən, mʌ skəʊgɪən] noun a family of American Indian languages spoken in SE North America, including Creek and Choctaw … English new terms dictionary
muskogean — mus·ko·ge·an … English syllables
Muskogean — Mus•ko•ge•an or Mus•kho•ge•an [[t]mʌsˈkoʊ gi ən[/t]] n. peo a family of American Indian languages spoken or formerly spoken in the southeastern U.S., and, since the Indian removals of the 1830s, in Oklahoma, including the languages of the Choctaw … From formal English to slang
