Cherokee - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cherokee :  (noun)
1: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee people [syn: Cherokee]
2: a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma [syn: Cherokee]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cherokees \Cher`o*kees"\, n. pl.; sing. Cherokee. (Ethnol.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Cherokee, AL (town, FIPS 14152) Location: 34.75637 N, 87.96669 W Population (1990): 1479 (633 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35616 Cherokee, IA (city, FIPS 13080) Location: 42.75059 N, 95.55249 W Population (1990): 6026 (2663 housing units) Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51012 Cherokee, KS (city, FIPS 12825) Location: 37.34494 N, 94.82126 W Population (1990): 651 (319 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66724 Cherokee, NC Zip code(s): 28719 Cherokee, OK (city, FIPS 13750) Location: 36.75413 N, 98.35493 W Population (1990): 1787 (1010 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73728 Cherokee, TX Zip code(s): 76832

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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