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Cherokee

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cherokee

Main Entry:: Cher·o·kee
Pronunciation:: \ˈcher-ə-(ˌ)kē, ˈche-rə-\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural Cherokee or Cherokees
Etymology:: probably ultimately from Creek calá·kki
Date:: 1674

1 : a member of an American Indian people originally of Tennessee and North Carolina 2 : the language of the Cherokee people

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