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单词 Cree
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Definition of Cree in English:

Cree

nounPlural Creeskriːkrē
  • 1A member of an indigenous people living in a vast area of central Canada.

    克里人(居住在加拿大中部广大地区的美洲印第安人)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This Offshore Overlap Agreement is another important step in Crees and Inuit co-operation and sharing.
    • The second part of the strategy to induce the Crees to stay in Canada included the abandonment of Fort Walsh in May 1883.
    • As well, the Crees retained eligibility for all Indian Affairs programs, such as those for housing.
    • In his memoirs, Granville Stuart alleged that bands of Crees and other ‘British’ Indians butchered thousands of head of cattle during winter 1880.
    • Indian Affairs came to control the political affairs of the Crees under the Indian Act, and minimal social services such as pensions became available to many.
  • 2mass noun The Algonquian language of the Cree, closely related to Montagnais. It has about 60,000 speakers.

    克里语(克里人使用的阿尔贡金语,与蒙塔格尼语关系密切,有大约60, 000人使用)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is related linguistically to the languages not only of the Ottawa and Potawatomi but also of the Fox, Cree, and Menominee.
    • And that's in Cree, which comes from the Algonquin language.
    • The old thinking was that it came from Cree, derogatorily meaning, ‘Eaters of Raw Meat.’
    • There are Masses in Cree, Chipweyan, Blackfoot and Dene as well as English.
    • The flicker of candles provided the only light and the rafters creaked along, shaking with the sound of elders singing in Cree.
adjectivekriːkrē
  • Relating to the Cree or their language.

    (与)克里人(有关)的;(与)克里语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some sports will also take place in Fort Chipewyan, a small isolated Cree community a 30-minute flight from Fort McMurray.
    • But determining the amount of Cree land surrendered is especially complicated given that the agreement confirms varying degrees of Cree rights in the whole region.
    • Ninety-six percent of the company's power comes from hydroelectricity, half of which is generated on Cree territory, she said.
    • The provisions combine a high degree of Cree participation in elementary and secondary education, with final decision-making and legislative power resting in Quebec.
    • It comes from the language of the Cree tribe further south, where it means ‘eater of raw meat’.

Origin

From Canadian French Cris, abbreviation of Cristinaux, from Algonquian.

Rhymes

absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, repartee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee

Definition of Cree in US English:

Cree

nounkrē
  • 1A member of an indigenous people living in a vast area of central Canada.

    克里人(居住在加拿大中部广大地区的美洲印第安人)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This Offshore Overlap Agreement is another important step in Crees and Inuit co-operation and sharing.
    • In his memoirs, Granville Stuart alleged that bands of Crees and other ‘British’ Indians butchered thousands of head of cattle during winter 1880.
    • Indian Affairs came to control the political affairs of the Crees under the Indian Act, and minimal social services such as pensions became available to many.
    • As well, the Crees retained eligibility for all Indian Affairs programs, such as those for housing.
    • The second part of the strategy to induce the Crees to stay in Canada included the abandonment of Fort Walsh in May 1883.
  • 2The Algonquian language of the Cree, closely related to Montagnais.

    克里语(克里人使用的阿尔贡金语,与蒙塔格尼语关系密切,有大约60, 000人使用)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is related linguistically to the languages not only of the Ottawa and Potawatomi but also of the Fox, Cree, and Menominee.
    • And that's in Cree, which comes from the Algonquin language.
    • The old thinking was that it came from Cree, derogatorily meaning, ‘Eaters of Raw Meat.’
    • The flicker of candles provided the only light and the rafters creaked along, shaking with the sound of elders singing in Cree.
    • There are Masses in Cree, Chipweyan, Blackfoot and Dene as well as English.
adjectivekrē
  • Relating to the Cree or their language.

    (与)克里人(有关)的;(与)克里语(有关)的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The provisions combine a high degree of Cree participation in elementary and secondary education, with final decision-making and legislative power resting in Quebec.
    • Ninety-six percent of the company's power comes from hydroelectricity, half of which is generated on Cree territory, she said.
    • It comes from the language of the Cree tribe further south, where it means ‘eater of raw meat’.
    • But determining the amount of Cree land surrendered is especially complicated given that the agreement confirms varying degrees of Cree rights in the whole region.
    • Some sports will also take place in Fort Chipewyan, a small isolated Cree community a 30-minute flight from Fort McMurray.

Origin

From Canadian French Cris, abbreviation of Cristinaux, from Algonquian.

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