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Chero·kee (c̸her′ə kē′)
noun
- pl. Cherokees -·kees′ or Cherokee -·kee′ a member of a North American Indian people formerly inhabiting a large area of the S Appalachian Mountains, now living in Oklahoma and North Carolina
- the Iroquoian language of this people
Etymology: < extinct dial. form of Cherokee tsalaki, a self-designation
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