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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What To Know The NWS issued severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of north-east Texas on Monday morning, including the counties of Marion, Harrison, Smith, Panola, Rusk, Nacogdoches, Shelby, and Cherokee.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
This year's theme honors and celebrates the histories of the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations, World War II, and the Vietnamese and Hmong communities.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
He’s believed to have used a Jeep Grand Cherokee that belonged to his now-former wife to carry out the burglaries.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
The senior, who is Cherokee on his mother’s side, had learned of his people’s resiliency and history of resistance from his grandfather.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
This year's theme honors and celebrates the histories of the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations, World War II, and the Vietnamese and Hmong communities.
—Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
He’s believed to have used a Jeep Grand Cherokee that belonged to his now-former wife to carry out the burglaries.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
The senior, who is Cherokee on his mother’s side, had learned of his people’s resiliency and history of resistance from his grandfather.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 22 May 2025
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“Cherokee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cherokee. Accessed 1 Jun. 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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