Muscogee
noun
Mus·co·gee
mə-ˈskō-gē 
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
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Among those on this Trail of Tears were Harjo’s Muscogee ancestors, who left Georgia and Alabama for Oklahoma, and whose memory the writer resurrects through poems that collapse the distance between generations, making history feel present-tense.
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The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
The deer was used as part of a necropsy session held on Sunday during an NDA Deer Steward class near Hanna, Oklahoma, on Muscogee (Creek) Nation land.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
The fire department, the coroner and Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The mounds were built in the 900s by the ancestors of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which has since partnered with lawmakers and conservation groups to push for the designation.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 23 July 2025
The deer was used as part of a necropsy session held on Sunday during an NDA Deer Steward class near Hanna, Oklahoma, on Muscogee (Creek) Nation land.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025
The fire department, the coroner and Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The mounds were built in the 900s by the ancestors of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, which has since partnered with lawmakers and conservation groups to push for the designation.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for Muscogee
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“Muscogee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muscogee. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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