Cree
See also: cree, crée, créé, and creé
English
Etymology 1
From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from either Algonquin Kirishtinó, or Cree Kenisteniwuik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɹiː/
- Rhymes: -iː
Proper noun
Cree
- An aboriginal nation of North America.
- The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.
Derived terms
- Plains Cree
Descendants
- ⇒ Irish: Craís
Translations
an aboriginal nation of North America
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Algonquian language spoken by this people
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Noun
Cree (plural Crees or Cree)
- A member of this people.
Descendants
- ⇒ Irish: Craíoch
Translations
Translations
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See also
- Category:Cree language
- Knisteneaux
Proper noun
Cree
- A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which flows into the Solway Firth and Irish Sea.
Derived terms
- Creetown
Further reading
- ISO 639-1 code cr, ISO 639-3 code cre (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Cree, cre
, a macrolanguage including:
- Ethnologue entry for Plains Cree, crk
- Ethnologue entry for Moose Cree, crm
- Ethnologue entry for Woods Cree, cwd
- Ethnologue entry for Swampy Cree, csw
- Ethnologue entry for Northern East Cree, crl
- Ethnologue entry for Southern East Cree, crj
Anagrams
- cere