Cree Definition
An aboriginal nation of North America.
The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.
Other Word Forms of Cree
Noun
Origin of Cree
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From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from Algonquian *kiristino, originally referring to a group in the Hudson Bay region.
From Wiktionary
French Cris shortening of Cristineaux name of a 17th-century Cree band from Ojibwa (Old Algonquin) kirištino· from Cree
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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