Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people inhabiting a large area from eastern Canada west to Alberta and the Great Slave Lake. Formerly located in central Canada, the Cree expanded westward and eastward in the 17th and 18th centuries, the western Cree adopting the Plains Indian life and the eastern Cree retaining their woodland culture.
- noun The Algonquian language of the Cree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of a branch of the Algonkian (or Algonkin) Indians. See
Cree and Algonquian in Century Cyclopedia of Names. - Of or pertaining to the Crees.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun An
aboriginal nation ofNorth America . - proper noun Any of a group of
Algonquian languages spoken by this people. - noun A member of this people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
- noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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CREE: 2011 is going to be the year for Cree because of these lightbulbs that don't use a lot of energy, but backlighting periodically is weak and this is a very tough stock.
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It is often cited as a word of Cree origin for lake trout, namekos.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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It is often cited as a word of Cree origin for lake trout, namekos.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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It is often cited as a word of Cree origin for lake trout, namekos.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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It is often cited as a word of Cree origin for lake trout, namekos.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The Federal government has announced funding for the Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation to produce radio programming in English, Cree and Dene for communities in Northern Saskatchewan. reports:
J-Source - Articles 2010
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He is a native canadian from the Plain Cree Tribe and Askinootow First Nation in Canada.
Twilight Lexicon » Bronson Pelletier Confirmed in New Moon Cast 2009
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“As energy efficiency becomes increasingly important in addressing our nation’s energy challenges, Cree is doing its best to deliver the most energy-efficient LED technology possible.”
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“As energy efficiency becomes increasingly important in addressing our nation’s energy challenges, Cree is doing its best to deliver the most energy-efficient LED technology possible.”
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » LED Light Sets New Record 2009
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While this level of performance is not yet available in Cree’s production LEDs, Cree continues to offer volume quantities of the industry’s broadest family of 100+ lumen LEDs.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » LED Light Sets New Record 2009
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