| 释义 |
cher·o·kee
\ˈcherə(ˌ)kē, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
(plural cherokee or cherokees)
Etymology: probably from Creek tciloki people of a different speech
1. usually capitalized
a. : an Iroquoian people originally of the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee and No. Carolina, later spreading as far south as Alabama and Georgia and as far west as Texas and Oklahoma
b. : a member of such people
2. usually capitalized : the language of the Cherokee people
3. : tile red 2 |