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Cree Definition

Cree (krē)

noun

  1. pl. Crees or Cree a member of a North American Indian people living mainly in the Canadian Prairie Provinces
  2. the Algonquian language of this people

Etymology: Fr Cri, shortened < earlier Cristinaux < 17th-c. Algonquin kirishtinoo, name of a band of Cree Indians

Cree Usage Examples

Converse of object

join: Mr Julian Moss joined CREES as lecturer in Russian Language and Literature in September 2001.

Modifies a noun

staff: CREES staff members are fully involved in both of these activities.

Noun used with modifier

Mrs: Mrs Crees and Mrs Greaves had protection against unfair dismissal because of their length of service.