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# cree

«cree» in Mova's school dictionary: **a group of First Nations (Indigenous) peoples of Canada…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (the Cree, Cree — a people; Cree — a language); adjective (Cree)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The Cree are a group of First Nations (Indigenous) peoples of Canada, and some live in the northern United States. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#m1)

2) Cree is the language, or group of related languages, spoken by Cree people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#m2)

3) It is a name of a people, written with a capital C. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In history and geography lessons about Canada, the Cree are one of the largest First Nations groups, living across a huge area from the Rocky Mountains to Quebec. Learning about the Cree helps children understand Indigenous cultures, languages and rights. Some Cree is written in a special syllable script. Phrases: «the Cree Nation», «Cree language», «Cree syllabics».

### examples

- The Cree are one of the largest First Nations in Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#x1)
- My classmate's grandmother speaks Cree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#x2)
- Cree is written with special symbols called syllabics. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#x3)
- Many Cree families live in northern Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#x4)
- We learned some Cree words for animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#x5)
- Cree storytellers pass on stories from elders to children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/#x6)

### note

Always capital C. The plural is also «Cree» (the Cree, many Cree). Use respectful terms like First Nations or Indigenous peoples.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «cree» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cree/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.