Yamasee
noun
Ya·ma·see
variants
or Yamassee
or Yemassee
ˈyäməsē
ˈyem-
plural Yamasee or Yamasees or Yamassee or Yamassees or Yemassee or Yemassees
: an Indian of a Muskogean people of the lower Savannah and the coast of Georgia driven to Florida after defeat by the whites in 1716 and finally incorporated with the Creeks and Seminoles
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“Yamasee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Yamasee. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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