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

He had myeloma, at the time a “rapid death sentence,” he explained in a video interview from his Natchez home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Democratic Rep. Robert Johnson of Natchez said Tuesday that Clarke was persistent in seeking support for her alma mater, Alcorn State University.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

The people of these “mound builder” civilizations dispersed before the European invasion, but we know their descendants today as the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, and Natchez Nations of the Southeast.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz