Cree
noun
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Cree
American
[kree]
/ kri /
noun
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Crees,
plural
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Cree
plural
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a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
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an Algonquian language, the language of the Cree Indians.
Cree
1
British
/ kriː /
noun
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a member of a Native American people living in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
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the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
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a syllabic writing system of this and certain other languages
cree
2
British
/ kriː /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Cree1
from first syllable of Canadian French Christianaux, probably based on Ojibwa Kenistenoag (tribal name)
Origin of cree2
of unknown origin
Example Sentences
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He is survived by his wife, Cinda Cree Hicks, six children and 14 grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Among the artefacts being returned is an Inuit kayak that had historically been used to hunt whales in Canada's far north, and a set of embroidered gloves that came from the Cree Nation.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Based on Cree values and a commitment to Indigenous food sovereignty, it provides a rich example of a systemic and structural solution to addressing food insecurity at a more local level.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2024
Cree usually loves to join me because he loves food.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The second man, the one who had called out to us at first, answered in English and then greeted Miig in Cree.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
With a curt de cree, the government dismissed the 86-year-old Chrysostomos and the twelve bishops of the Holy Synod, the church's highest governing body.
From Time Magazine Archive
The court will hear arguments on this subject in mid-October, may take several months to write its de cree.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Cree, cree, cree,” Frightful answered from a leafless maple.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
Luis de Leon implicitly denied the charge, which he manifestly thought beneath contempt: 'Y si yo hubiera tratado como Leon cree de que la Inquisicion vedara su libro, yo hiciera que se advirtiera.
From Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment by James Fitzmaurice-Kelly
The door of Ruttledge's office whispered: ee: cree.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
For third-year engineering student Michelle Crees, there is a lack of clarity over what to expect over the coming weeks.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Over the years, the Crees have pushed for greater protection of their traditional territory in northern Quebec, which are mostly on provincial lands.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
A respected figure among the Crees, his Indigenous community, the tallyman made sure there were enough animals and other resources in the trapline for current and future generations.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
The Crees now have a strong legal claim that this last part of the deal is being broken.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was one of the Crees, and his personal beauty—probably never at any time great—was not improved by the scars and tattoo marks that covered his face, arms, and chest.
From Adventures Among the Red Indians Romantic Incidents and Perils Amongst the Indians of North and South America by H. W. G. Hyrst
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