Natchez

American  

[nach-iz] / ˈnætʃ ɪz /

noun

plural

Natchez

1. a port in SW Mississippi, on the Mississippi River.

2. a member of an extinct Muskhogean Indian tribe once living on the lower Mississippi River.

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Example Sentences

When his former owner’s nephew tried to claim him, George fled and found temporary safety among the Natchez, who later facilitated a deal with a trader to purchase George.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

By 1860, Mr. Rood writes, “Louisiana’s Natchez District was home to more millionaires per capita than any other region in the nation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This stylistic approach allows Herbert to expertly avoid inadvertently selling Natchez itself, instead focusing on how this town’s peculiar relationship to an overwhelming past still lives inside those doing the selling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Todd Carpenter, who lives in Natchez, Miss., could not be reached for comment.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

There was the vague sense of the infinite as I looked down upon the yellow, dreaming waters of the Mississippi River from the verdant bluffs of Natchez.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright