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Definition of Crees
1. n. pl. An Algonquin tribe of Indians, inhabiting a large part of British America east of the Rocky Mountains and south of Hudson's Bay.
Definition of Crees
1. Noun. (plural of Cree) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crees
1. cree [v] - See also: cree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crees
Literary usage of Crees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"About sixty years since, at the time when Napoleon was deluging Europe with blood,
the Crees likewise played the part of conquerors, and subdued even more ..."
2. In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects and Globalization by Mario Blaser, Harvey A. Feit, Glenn McRae (2004)
"In 1994, Matthew Coon Come, who was then Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the
Crees in Quebec, appeared before a committee of the Massachusetts ..."
3. The Polar World: A Popular Description of Man and Nature in the Arctic and by Georg Hartwig (1869)
"About sixty years since, at the time when Napoleon was deluging Europe with blood,
the Crees likewise played the part of conquerors, and subdued even more ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace (1922)
"Rt. among the nomadic Crees and established the mis- bishop and consecrated in
New Orleans 8 Decem- province of Alberta. About this time he went Rev. ..."
5. A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (1901)
"Married — Thomas Crees and Sarah Stephens : St. Geo. Han. Sq. ii. 90. ...
Robert Crees, co. Soms., i Edw. HI : ibid. — — John Payne and Ann Crece : ibid. ii ..."
6. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1901)
"GAMBLING AMONGST THE Crees WITH SMALL STICKS. BY GE LAIDLAW. While at Fort
Qu 'Appelle, ... This possesses much fascination for the Crees and Saulteaux ..."
7. Great Company: A History of the Honourable Company of Merchants-adventurers by Beckles Willson (1900)
"Hudson's Bay Tribes Peaceful—Effect of the Traders Presence— Depletion of
Population — The Crees and Assiniboines — Their Habits and Customs—Their ..."
8. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"crees were erroneous, the error came from that decree, and as appeal from it was
barred, and it cannot be reviewed, later decrees executing it cannot be ..."
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