Meanings
Cree1
- An aboriginal nation of North America.
- The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.
If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.
2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024
Cree2
- A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which flows into the Solway Firth and Irish Sea.
Cree3
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe Algonquian language spoken by the Cree
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- CreeKenisteniwuik
- AlgonquinKirishtinó
- Canadian FrenchCris
- EnglishCree
From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from either Algonquin Kirishtinó, or Cree Kenisteniwuik.
More words from Canadian French, Algonquin, Cree
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كْرِي, كِرِي
- كْرِي (krī)an aboriginal nation of North America
- كِرِي (kirī)an aboriginal nation of North America
- كْرِي (krī)Algonquian language spoken by this people
- كِرِي (kirī)Algonquian language spoken by this people
Chinese Mandarin 克里族, 克里語
- 克里族 (Kèlǐzú)an aboriginal nation of North America
- 克里語 (Kèlǐyǔ)Algonquian language spoken by this people
Czech kríjština
- kríjštinaAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Dutch Cree, Cree
- Creean aboriginal nation of North America
- CreeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Esperanto Krio, Kria lingvo
- Krioan aboriginal nation of North America
- Kria lingvoAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Finnish creet, cree
- creetan aboriginal nation of North America
- creeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
French cri, cri
- crian aboriginal nation of North America
- criAlgonquian language spoken by this people
German Kri, Kri-Indianer
- Krian aboriginal nation of North America
- Kri-Indianeran aboriginal nation of North America
- Creean aboriginal nation of North America
- KriAlgonquian language spoken by this people
- Kri-SpracheAlgonquian language spoken by this people
- CreeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
- KriTranslations
- Kri-IndianerTranslations
Irish Craíoch, Craís
- Craíochan aboriginal nation of North America
- CraísAlgonquian language spoken by this people
- CraíochTranslations
Japanese クリー, クリー語
- クリー (Kurī)an aboriginal nation of North America
- クリー語 (kurī-go)Algonquian language spoken by this people
Latvian krī valoda
- krī valodaAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Norwegian cree
- creeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Polish Kri
- Krian aboriginal nation of North America
Portuguese cree, cree
- creean aboriginal nation of North America
- creeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Russian кри, кри
- кри (kri)an aboriginal nation of North America
- кри (kri)Algonquian language spoken by this people
Spanish cree, cree
- creean aboriginal nation of North America
- creeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Swedish cree
- creeAlgonquian language spoken by this people
Ukrainian мо́ва крі́
- мо́ва крі́ (móva krí)Algonquian language spoken by this people
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Cree
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
Cree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cree
“Cree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cree. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cree,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cree.
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