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MUSKHOGEAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of North American Indian languages spoken in the southeastern United States

Synonyms:

Muskhogean; Muskhogean language; Muskogean; Muskogean language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Muskhogean" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Muskhogean"):

Alabama (the Muskhogean language of the Alabama)

Chickasaw (the Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw)

Chahta; Choctaw (the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw)

Hitchiti (the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti)

Koasati (the Muskhogean language spoken by the Koasati)

Muskogee (the Muskhogean language spoken by the Muskogee)

Seminole (the Muskhogean language of the Seminole)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of any of the peoples formerly living in southeastern United States and speaking Muskhogean languages

Synonyms:

Muskhogean; Muskogean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Muskhogean" is a kind of...):

Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Muskhogean"):

Alabama (a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in what is now the state of Alabama)

Choctaw (a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama)

Hitchiti (a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy)

Koasati (a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in northern Alabama; a member of the Creek Confederacy)

Muskogee (a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia and eastern Alabama and constituting the core of the Creek Confederacy)

Seminole (a member of the Muskhogean people who moved into Florida in the 18th century)

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