Cherokee

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE Online朗文 5++Cher·o·kee /ˈtʃerəkiː/ noun  1. the Cherokee [P] a Native American tribe from the US states of North Carolina and Tennessee. The Cherokee had a form of government similar to that of the US, called the Cherokee Nation. Many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears, when they were forced to leave their lands and go to live on a reservation in Indian Territory in what is now the state of Oklahoma2. [countable] a member of this tribe → Native American —Cherokee adjective the Cherokee language

Cher·o·kee nounSyllable  

Cherokee
Cher‧o‧kee /ˈtʃerəkiː/ noun
1. the Cherokee [P] a Native American tribe from the US states of North Carolina and Tennessee. The Cherokee had a form of government similar to that of the US, called the Cherokee Nation. Many Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears, when they were forced to leave their lands and go to live on a reservation in Indian Territory in what is now the state of Oklahoma
2. [countable] a member of this tribe ⇨ Native American
—Cherokee adjective:
    the Cherokee language

Chero·keeBrE /ˈtʃerəkiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃerəkiː/ 🔊 noun (

plural

Chero·kee or

Chero·kees) a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US states of Oklahoma and North Carolina 切罗基人（美洲土著，很多现居于美国俄克拉何马州和北卡罗来纳州）