HyperDic: cherokee

English > 2 senses of the word Cherokee:
NOUNcommunicationCherokeethe Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
person Cherokeea member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma
Cherokee > pronunciation
Soundscheh'rahkiy.
Rhymesachy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy...
English > Cherokee: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee.
BroaderIroquoian, Iroquois, Iroquoian languageA family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois
Spanishcherokee, cheroquí, cheroqui
Catalancherokee
English > Cherokee: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma.
InstancesSequoya, Sequoyah, George GuessCherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843)
BroaderIroquoisAny member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York State
Spanishcheroqui

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