Cherokee

American  

[cher-uh-kee, cher-uh-kee] / ˈtʃɛr əˌki, ˌtʃɛr əˈki /

noun

plural

Cherokees,

plural

Cherokee

1. 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.

2. the Iroquoian language of the Cherokee, written since 1822 in a syllabic script invented for the language by Sequoya.

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Cherokee British  

/ ˌtʃɛrəˈkiː, ˈtʃɛrəˌkiː /

noun

1. a member of a Native American people formerly living in and around the Appalachian Mountains, now chiefly in Oklahoma; one of the Iroquois peoples

2. the language of this people, belonging to the Iroquoian family

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Example Sentences

Evelyn is a pretty name, and her Cherokee cousins in Oklahoma are my neighbors.

From Literature

The Mexican factory makes the Jeep Compass and Cherokee sport-utility vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

“Those buildings are the pride and joy of the Cherokee Nation,” he said.

From Literature