name
Meaning 1
An aboriginal nation of North America.
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Standard Lemma guide
Cree
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/kɹiː/
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CMU ARPABET: K R IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.
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name
Meaning 3
A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which flows into the Solway Firth and Irish Sea.
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name
Meaning 4
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 5
A member of this people.
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noun
Meaning 6
the Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin, Algonquian language
noun
Meaning 7
a member of an Algonquian people living in central Canada
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Algonquian, Algonquin
History
Etymology
From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from either Algonquin Kirishtinó, or Cree Kenisteniwuik.
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: كْرِي (krī) — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Arabic: كِرِي (kirī) — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Chinese Mandarin: 克里族 (Kèlǐzú) — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Cree: no word common to all dialects — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Atikamekw: nêhirawisiw — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Montagnais: ilnu — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Montagnais: innu — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Moose-Cree: ililiw — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Northern East Cree: iyiyiw — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Plains-Cree: nêhiyaw — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Southern East Cree: iyiniw — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Swampy Cree: nêhinawak — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Woods Cree: nīhithawak — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Dutch: Cree — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Esperanto: Krio — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Finnish: creet — an aboriginal nation of North America
- French: cri — an aboriginal nation of North America
- German: Kri — an aboriginal nation of North America
- German: Kri-Indianer — an aboriginal nation of North America
- German: Cree — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Irish: Craíoch — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Japanese: クリー (Kurī) — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Macedonian: кри (kri) — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Marathi: क्री (krī) — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Ojibwe: omashkiigoo — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Polish: Kri — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Portuguese: cree — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Russian: кри (kri) — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Spanish: cree — an aboriginal nation of North America
- Arabic: كْرِي (krī) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Arabic: كِرِي (kirī) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Belarusian: кры (kry) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Breton: kreeg — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Chinese Mandarin: 克里語 (Kèlǐyǔ) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Atikamekw: nehirâmowin — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Montagnais: nehlueun — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Montagnais: ilnu-aimûn — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Montagnais: innu-aimûn — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Moose-Cree: ᐃᓕᓖᒧᐎᓐ (ililîmowin) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Naskapi: ᐃᔪᐤ ᐃᔨᒧᐅᓐ (iyuw iyimuun) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Naskapi: ᓇᔅᑲᐱ (naskapi) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Northern East Cree: ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ (iiyiyoo ayimoon) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Plains-Cree: nêhiyawêwin — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Southern East Cree: ᐄᓅ ᐊᔨᒨᓐ (iinoo ayimoon) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Southern East Cree: ᐄᔨᔫ ᐊᔨᒧᐎᓐ (iiyiyoo ayimowin) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Swampy Cree: ᐃᓂᓃᒧᐎᓐ (ininîmowin) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Swampy Cree: ᓀᐦᐃᓇᐌᐎᐣ (nēhinawēwin) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Woods Cree: ᓃᐦᐃᖬᐑᐏᐣ (nīhithawīwin) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Czech: kríjština — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Dutch: Cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Esperanto: Kria lingvo — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Faroese: kri — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Finnish: cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- French: cri — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Galician: lingua cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- German: Kri — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- German: Kri-Sprache — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- German: Cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Irish: Craís — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Japanese: クリー語 (kurī-go) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Latvian: krī valoda — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Macedonian: кри (kri) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Marathi: क्री (krī) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Norwegian: cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Portuguese: cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Quechua: kri simi — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Russian: кри (kri) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Serbo-Croatian: кријски језик — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Serbo-Croatian: krijski jezik — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Spanish: cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Swedish: cree — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Ukrainian: мо́ва крі́ (móva krí) — Algonquian language spoken by this people
- Plains-Cree: nêhiyaw — Translations
- German: Kri — Translations
- German: Kri-Indianer — Translations
- Irish: Craíoch — Translations