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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Reis, a professional boxer, is of Cape Verdean ancestry and Native American descent, specifically Wampanoag, Cherokee, and Nipmuc ancestry.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2024
There is a federal Indian policy roundtable discussion event scheduled at the convention on Wednesday, which is being led by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is Cherokee and a Republican.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Operation Cherokee Sky is a mission meant to target caves allegedly used by the Taliban and confront a warlord governor suspected of supporting the terrorists while masquerading as a U.S. ally.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
Born in 1927, Kitt, whose real name was Eartha Mae Keith, grew up poor in the Deep South with her young mom, who was of Cherokee and African descent.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 17 July 2024
There is a federal Indian policy roundtable discussion event scheduled at the convention on Wednesday, which is being led by Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who is Cherokee and a Republican.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Operation Cherokee Sky is a mission meant to target caves allegedly used by the Taliban and confront a warlord governor suspected of supporting the terrorists while masquerading as a U.S. ally.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
Born in 1927, Kitt, whose real name was Eartha Mae Keith, grew up poor in the Deep South with her young mom, who was of Cherokee and African descent.
—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 July 2024
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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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