Cherokee
noun
Cher·o·kee
ˈcher-ə-(ˌ)kē 
ˈche-rə-
1
plural Cherokee or Cherokees
: a member of a nation of once-nomadic Indigenous peoples located originally in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina
2
: the Iroquoian language of the Cherokee people
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The dispensary is in the tribe’s massive former bingo hall at U.S. 19 and Bingo Loop Road, near Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, 46 miles west of Asheville in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
The Cherokee Trail junior cemented that status with the third of his three sprint wins in the Class 5A meet on Saturday, winning the 200-meter dash in 21.13 seconds.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
The new medical school is part of a long-term plan to improve health care in the Cherokee Nation by investing in health facilities and personnel.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 May 2024
Indigenous tribes like the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek lived along the Tennessee River and throughout the basin for many years until colonial settlers disrupted their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Most recently the duo purchased the former Highland United Methodist Church, 1140 Cherokee Road, with Rob's vision to turn it into a 26-room boutique hotel with preservation of the building’s exterior and sanctuary as a priority.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
Stamping supplies multiple plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico that build the Dodge Durango, Chrysler Pacifica and Ram light- and heavy-duty trucks as well as Jeep Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
The accident occurred at around 11:30 a.m. in Gaffney on Wednesday, April 10, when the worker — identified as Brianna Danielle Coyle — was on the job at Carolina Cotton Works, the Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a news release obtained by PEOPLE.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
That's tough sledding for an SUV that competes with fresher vehicles like the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee and Ford Bronco.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
The Cherokee Trail junior cemented that status with the third of his three sprint wins in the Class 5A meet on Saturday, winning the 200-meter dash in 21.13 seconds.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024
The new medical school is part of a long-term plan to improve health care in the Cherokee Nation by investing in health facilities and personnel.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 May 2024
Indigenous tribes like the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek lived along the Tennessee River and throughout the basin for many years until colonial settlers disrupted their communities.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
Most recently the duo purchased the former Highland United Methodist Church, 1140 Cherokee Road, with Rob's vision to turn it into a 26-room boutique hotel with preservation of the building’s exterior and sanctuary as a priority.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
Stamping supplies multiple plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico that build the Dodge Durango, Chrysler Pacifica and Ram light- and heavy-duty trucks as well as Jeep Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 7 May 2024
The accident occurred at around 11:30 a.m. in Gaffney on Wednesday, April 10, when the worker — identified as Brianna Danielle Coyle — was on the job at Carolina Cotton Works, the Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a news release obtained by PEOPLE.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
That's tough sledding for an SUV that competes with fresher vehicles like the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee and Ford Bronco.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
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Cherokee
noun
Cher·o·kee
ˈcher-ə-ˌkē
: a member of an Indigenous people originally from Tennessee and North Carolina
also
: their language
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