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

On Thursday at 3:18 a.m. a cold weather advisory was issued by the NWS Morristown TN valid from 10 p.m. until Friday 10 a.m. for Cherokee and Clay counties. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025

The suspects stole a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 2018 Chevy Silverado, according to police. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on August 14, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. —Lorie Konish, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025

Video from the crash shows Balde riding along E. 161st St. when the driver of a Jeep Grand Cherokee plows into him while apparently speeding south on Melrose Ave. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 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