Cree

[ kree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Crees, (especially collectively) Cree.

a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
an Algonquian language, the language of the Cree Indians.

cree

/ kriː /

Cree

/ kriː /

CreeCrees a member of a Native American people living in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
a syllabic writing system of this and certain other languages

Origin of Cree¹

of unknown origin

Origin of Cree²

from first syllable of Canadian French Christianaux, probably based on Ojibwa Kenistenoag (tribal name)

Hero Peregrine – Actress Cree Summer gave this name to her daughter, who joined sister Brave Littlewing.

The challenge for Cree is that LEDs are really expensive, compared to traditional bulbs.

Cree is primarily a supplier to commercial and industrial users.

In one corner stood the wheel at which Cree had to fill his own pirns.

He payed off all he owed, and so Cree's life was not, I think, a failure.

Every one said that Mysy's death would be a merciful release—every one but Cree.

For some cause this old brave and his immediate family had been chased out of the Cree village, many miles to the northwest.

The old Cree chief soon departed, with a grin on his face, and his arms full of bundles.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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