ˌapəˌlachəˈkōlə noun
( plural apalachicola or apalachicolas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hitchiti Apolachicoli or Muskogee Apalachicolo, literally, people of the other side
1. : a Muskogean people of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida
2. : a member of the Apalachicola people — compare creek