Cree
noun/kriː/
/kriː/
(plural Cree, Crees)
- a member of a native North American people, many of whom live in central CanadaCultureThe Cree people lived by hunting. They were originally from Canada where most Crees still live, but one group moved south to land that is now the US state of Montana.Word Originfrom Canadian French Cris, abbreviation of Cristinaux, from Algonquian.
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