Cherokee
Americannoun
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a member of an important tribe of North American Indians whose first known center was in the southern Alleghenies and who presently live in North Carolina and Oklahoma.
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the Iroquoian language of the Cherokee, written since 1822 in a syllabic script invented for the language by Sequoya.
noun
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a member of a Native American people formerly living in and around the Appalachian Mountains, now chiefly in Oklahoma; one of the Iroquois peoples
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the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family
Example Sentences
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The automaker has high hopes for the Cherokee and Pacifica in particular.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
It was only a maiden race, but Cherokee Nation won by 10 lengths and earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 100.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
A member of the Cherokee Nation, the 48-year-old Republican senator from the central state of Oklahoma is currently the only Native American serving in the US Senate.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
A member of the Cherokee Nation, he’s rich, having taken over, expanded, and then sold what was originally his father’s plumbing business.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
“Yes, sir. My wife is what the Cherokee call Earth Mother. The children are fine. We sent all but the little ones to school today.”
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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