Added 10 October 2026 cherokee noun Categories: LanguagePeopleUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about cherokee at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee. A member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma. Related Words: teamaboriginaltsalagikituwahiroquoianamerindiancheyennechippewanchiricahuacomanchechickamauga Back to today's word