Cherokee
noun
Cher·o·kee
ˈcher-ə-(ˌ)kē 
ˈche-rə-
1
plural Cherokee or Cherokees
: a member of a nation of once-nomadic Indigenous peoples located originally in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people
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Hancock, Harrison and Jackson, which includes the cities of Diamondhead, Gautier, Gulfport, Moss Point, Ocean Springs, Pascagoula, St. Martin and Waveland.
North Carolina
A tornado watch was issued for Cherokee County that remains in effect until 1:00 a.m. ET.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
The latest: At a hearing Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville said prosecutors could use Long's statements from the Cherokee case.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Read one woman's journey to solve the housing crisis with her Cherokee heritage.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
La Jolla plays again at home against Cherokee Trail of Colorado at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 19.
—Ben Ali H Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
The latest: At a hearing Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville said prosecutors could use Long's statements from the Cherokee case.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Read one woman's journey to solve the housing crisis with her Cherokee heritage.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
La Jolla plays again at home against Cherokee Trail of Colorado at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 19.
—Ben Ali H Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
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Cherokee
noun
Cher·o·kee
ˈcher-ə-ˌkē
: a member of an Indigenous people originally from Tennessee and North Carolina
also
: their language
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