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

Examples of Cherokee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

McIntosh audio is available in the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, Grand Cherokee and Wagoneer S EV. —Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 27 July 2025

The new rule allows individuals flying with Sport Pilot certification to now operate a broader range of bigger airplanes such as the Piper Cherokee and Cessna 182. —Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025

Though reborn into its German style in the late 1960s, Helen was originally the home of the Cherokee Native Americans before its time as a gold rush town, then logging town. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 July 2025

Once upon a time, five historic homes made up Honeymoon Row on Lake Cherokee. —Tiffani Sherman, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably ultimately from Creek calá·kki

First Known Use

1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Cherokee

• Cherokee rose

Rhymes for Cherokee

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy

Kids Definition

Cherokee

noun

Cher·​o·​kee ˈcher-ə-ˌkē 

: a member of an Indigenous people originally from Tennessee and North Carolina

also : their language