Muscogee

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Creek Mvskoke.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /məˈskoʊɡiː/

    Noun

    Muscogee (plural Muscogees or Muscogee)

    1. A member of an indigenous people of the southeastern United States, also called Creek, many of whom were relocated to Oklahoma in the 1830s.
      • 2024 June 23, Marnie Hunter, “How the Southern city of Macon went from ‘ghost town’ to ‘popping’ destination”, in CNN‎[1], Atlanta, Ga.: Warner Bros. Discovery, archived from the original on 10 August 2024:
        Revis, who moved to Macon two-and-a half years ago to work on the park effort, noted that after the Muscogee (Creek) were removed to Oklahoma, the site became a slave plantation.

    Proper noun

    Muscogee

    1. The Muskogean language spoken by the Muscogee.
    2. A ghost town in Florida.

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