Search for crossword answers and clues
Jeeps named after a tribe from the southeastern US
Answer for the clue "Jeeps named after a tribe from the southeastern US ", 9 letters:
cherokees
Alternative clues for the word cherokees
Word definitions for cherokees in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cherokees \Cher`o*kees"\, n. pl.; sing. Cherokee . (Ethnol.) An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become one of the most ...
Usage examples of cherokees.
The fight between Cherokees and Creeks on the southern end of the peninsula was simply too close up, too entangled in forest and brush.
But Jackson, unlike many white men, could see at a glance the subtle difference between Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, and Chickasaws.
We've got five hundred Cherokees allied with us in this campaign, and about a hundred friendly Creeks.
When it came to the Americans, there wasn't much for Cherokees to smile about.
Those stories were probably true, he mused, since the Cherokees spoke a language that was similar to the Iroquois.
Beyond that, he recognized kinship with many other tribes, since Cherokees often married outside the seven clans.
Then, he turned his head and considered the Cherokees who were clustered nearby.
The Cherokees already had enough warriors who had proven their fighting abilities.
The Ridge was hoping that would be enough to keep the American soldiers from firing on Cherokees by accident.
So all the Cherokees who crammed into the canoes could help drive them back across the river.
Make sure you tell The Ridge to keep his Cherokees on the other side, once they've crossed, no matter how desperate it gets.
He could hear the sounds of fighting on the other side of the high ground, and he was sure that by now the Cherokees had crossed the river in large numbers.
The ensign was hobbling along in the company of two Cherokees, engaged in what appeared from a distance to be a cheerful and animated discussion.
Everything's pretty confused right now, what with the Thirty-ninth and the militiamen milling around on this side of the peninsula and the Cherokees starting down by the river.
As poorly equipped as they were with firearms, they hadn't been able to fight very effectively once the Cherokees erupted into their rear and the Thirty-ninth breached the barricade.