"Tuskegee" meaning in English

See Tuskegee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /tʌsˈkiːɡiː/
Etymology: From Spanish Tasquiqui, which itself came from Creek Taskeke (“warriors”), the name of a Creek settlement. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|Tasquiqui}} Spanish Tasquiqui, {{der|en|mus|Taskeke||warriors}} Creek Taskeke (“warriors”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tuskegee
  1. A Creek settlement that the modern city of Tuskegee, Alabama is located on. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-name-t57pTrgJ Disambiguation of People: 12 33 36 4 5 3 7 1
  2. A city, the county seat of Macon County, in southwestern Alabama, United States. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Cities in Alabama, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Alabama, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-name-aQOG-~OB Disambiguation of People: 12 33 36 4 5 3 7 1 Categories (other): County seats of Alabama, USA
  3. A former town of the Overhill Cherokee people, located along the Little Tennessee River in what is now Monroe County, Tennessee, United States. Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Historical settlements, Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-name-ragzmjyv Disambiguation of People: 12 33 36 4 5 3 7 1
  4. The notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment, a landmark event in medical research ethics and law.
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-name-f0fS7US0
  5. Tuskegee National Forest.
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-name-SY1RieJt
  6. Tuskegee University.
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-name-UsWBiwak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Tuskegeean, Tuskegee Airman

Noun

IPA: /tʌsˈkiːɡiː/ Forms: Tuskegees [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish Tasquiqui, which itself came from Creek Taskeke (“warriors”), the name of a Creek settlement. Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|Tasquiqui}} Spanish Tasquiqui, {{der|en|mus|Taskeke||warriors}} Creek Taskeke (“warriors”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Tuskegee (plural Tuskegees)
  1. An unethical experiment on humans.
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-noun-ilQCELiP
  2. (rare, historical) One of the Tuskegee Airmen. Tags: historical, rare
    Sense id: en-Tuskegee-en-noun-wVHKVlBP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 26 18 3 1 1 2 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 24 14 3 2 4 1 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 24 14 2 2 2 1 48

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