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 Wednesday, a few days before the operation, about a dozen tents and other structures were visible outside the studio on Sunset and Cherokee Avenue.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
The lake also sits near Forsyth County, which was part of the Cherokee Nation before the U.S. government forcibly displaced indigenous people out of their homes, and on a journey known as the Trail of Tears, according to the Oxford American.
—Time Staff, TIME, 31 May 2024
According to Fox 32, police believe the shots were fired from a Jeep Cherokee.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Incantation Brewing — which changed its name from Jade Mountain Brewery and Teahouse in February — is taking a space at 415 S. Cherokee St. that was formerly occupied by Field & Forest pub, an offshoot of Grist Brewing, which closed all of its locations at the end of 2023.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 22 May 2024
The dispensary is in the tribe’s massive former bingo hall at U.S. 19 and Bingo Loop Road, near Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, 46 miles west of Asheville in the Great Smoky Mountains.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
The Cherokee Trail junior cemented that status with the third of his three sprint wins in the Class 5A meet on Saturday, winning the 200-meter dash in 21.13 seconds.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
The new medical school is part of a long-term plan to improve health care in the Cherokee Nation by investing in health facilities and personnel.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 May 2024
Indigenous tribes like the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek lived along the Tennessee River and throughout the basin for many years until colonial settlers disrupted their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
The lake also sits near Forsyth County, which was part of the Cherokee Nation before the U.S. government forcibly displaced indigenous people out of their homes, and on a journey known as the Trail of Tears, according to the Oxford American.
—Time Staff, TIME, 31 May 2024
According to Fox 32, police believe the shots were fired from a Jeep Cherokee.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024
Incantation Brewing — which changed its name from Jade Mountain Brewery and Teahouse in February — is taking a space at 415 S. Cherokee St. that was formerly occupied by Field & Forest pub, an offshoot of Grist Brewing, which closed all of its locations at the end of 2023.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 22 May 2024
The dispensary is in the tribe’s massive former bingo hall at U.S. 19 and Bingo Loop Road, near Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, 46 miles west of Asheville in the Great Smoky Mountains.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
The Cherokee Trail junior cemented that status with the third of his three sprint wins in the Class 5A meet on Saturday, winning the 200-meter dash in 21.13 seconds.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
The new medical school is part of a long-term plan to improve health care in the Cherokee Nation by investing in health facilities and personnel.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 May 2024
Indigenous tribes like the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek lived along the Tennessee River and throughout the basin for many years until colonial settlers disrupted their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 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
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: their language
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