Natchez
['nætʃiz]
Definition
(noun.) a town in southwest Mississippi on the Mississippi River.
Typist: Nadine--From WordNet
Definition
(n. pl.) A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.
Typed by Greta
Examples
- I also detached a brigade under Ransom to Natchez, to garrison that place permanently. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Well, he's a man that I transacted some business with, last time I was at Natchez, said Mr. Shelby. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A load of steel cotton ties was raised near Natchez and a barge of iron wire near Pittsburgh. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Ye don't think I did business with you, down in Natchez, for nothing, Haley; I've learned to hold an eel, when I catch him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She met Colonel Ellet of the Marine brigade below Natchez on a captured steamer. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Typist: Virginia