Cree

[ kree ]

noun

, plural Crees, (especially collectively) Cree.

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

Cree

¹

/ kriː /

noun

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

cree

²

/ kriː /

noun

1. dialect.
   temporary immunity from the rules of a game: said by children

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cree¹

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

Origin of Cree²

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Melanie Cree and her husband Alan, from Bangor in Northern Ireland, were due to fly home from Corfu Airport on the day of the outage.

From BBC

Joey Clift, a Cowlitz comedian and television writer, first discovered the Chapter House in July 2023 through a bolo tie-making workshop, which helped him transform a hand-beaded Garfield medallion, made by Cree beadworker Sweet Grass by Heather, into something he could wear.

From Los Angeles Times

Students learn about food in their Cree classes and participate in land-based food activities and harvests.

From Salon

Based on Cree values and a commitment to Indigenous food sovereignty, it provides a rich example of a systemic and structural solution to addressing food insecurity at a more local level.

From Salon

Her coming in — and same thing with Cree Summer, who came in — you have these people who pioneered TV and to me, it’s kind of like watching LeBron right now playing at the Olympics and killing it.

From Los Angeles Times