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Natchez definition

Natchez (nac̸h′iz)

noun

  1. pl. Natchez Natch′ez a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in SW Mississippi and later in Oklahoma
  2. the extinct language of this people, thought to be related to Muskogean

Etymology: Fr < a Natchez place name

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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