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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On Sunday morning, police found two adult men unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds in a Jeep Cherokee on the 12300 block of South Halsted Street in the West Pullman neighborhood.
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024
The coach attributes some of her power to a great mix of genetics, noting that her mom is White, her dad is Black, and there’s also Cherokee Indian blood on her father’s side.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Also covered are 2021 through 2023 Chrysler Pacifica minivans and Jeep Grand Cherokee L SUVs, and 2021 and 2022 Dodge Durango SUVs.
—CBS News, 18 June 2024
The recall covers certain vehicles from model years 2022 and 2023 Jeep Compass, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneers, as well as 2021 through 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L SUVs.
—Hannah Ziegler, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
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Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2024
The coach attributes some of her power to a great mix of genetics, noting that her mom is White, her dad is Black, and there’s also Cherokee Indian blood on her father’s side.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Also covered are 2021 through 2023 Chrysler Pacifica minivans and Jeep Grand Cherokee L SUVs, and 2021 and 2022 Dodge Durango SUVs.
—CBS News, 18 June 2024
The recall covers certain vehicles from model years 2022 and 2023 Jeep Compass, Grand Cherokee, Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneers, as well as 2021 through 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee L SUVs.
—Hannah Ziegler, Washington Post, 18 June 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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