The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 civilized of the Indian Tribes.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cherokee
    n 1: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Cherokee
    2: a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the
       Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma

U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in Iowa
   Population (2000):    13035
   Housing Units (2000): 5850
   Land area (2000):     577.150974 sq. miles (1494.814098 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.184576 sq. miles (0.478050 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    577.335550 sq. miles (1495.292148 sq. km)
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             42.730472 N, 95.611591 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, IA
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, IA


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in Alabama
   Population (2000):    23988
   Housing Units (2000): 14025
   Land area (2000):     553.120811 sq. miles (1432.576264 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    46.830697 sq. miles (121.290944 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    599.951508 sq. miles (1553.867208 sq. km)
   Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
   Location:             34.184158 N, 85.621930 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, AL
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, AL


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in Kansas
   Population (2000):    22605
   Housing Units (2000): 10031
   Land area (2000):     587.115182 sq. miles (1520.621277 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    3.849775 sq. miles (9.970872 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    590.964957 sq. miles (1530.592149 sq. km)
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.142082 N, 94.787407 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, KS
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, KS


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    42521
   Housing Units (2000): 19499
   Land area (2000):     751.038145 sq. miles (1945.179782 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    25.365240 sq. miles (65.695666 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    776.403385 sq. miles (2010.875448 sq. km)
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             35.887145 N, 95.001038 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, OK
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, OK


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    24298
   Housing Units (2000): 13499
   Land area (2000):     455.188391 sq. miles (1178.932471 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    11.487903 sq. miles (29.753530 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    466.676294 sq. miles (1208.686001 sq. km)
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             35.117115 N, 84.009076 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, NC
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, NC


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in South Carolina
   Population (2000):    52537
   Housing Units (2000): 22400
   Land area (2000):     392.690603 sq. miles (1017.063949 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    4.591311 sq. miles (11.891440 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    397.281914 sq. miles (1028.955389 sq. km)
   Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
   Location:             35.080291 N, 81.633920 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, SC
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, SC


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in Texas
   Population (2000):    46659
   Housing Units (2000): 19173
   Land area (2000):     1052.215303 sq. miles (2725.225009 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    9.717440 sq. miles (25.168053 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1061.932743 sq. miles (2750.393062 sq. km)
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             31.894757 N, 95.189924 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, TX
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, TX


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Cherokee -- U.S. County in Georgia
   Population (2000):    141903
   Housing Units (2000): 51937
   Land area (2000):     423.677954 sq. miles (1097.320817 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    10.307112 sq. miles (26.695297 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    433.985066 sq. miles (1124.016114 sq. km)
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             34.209120 N, 84.484272 W
   Headwords:
    Cherokee
    Cherokee, GA
    Cherokee County
    Cherokee County, GA


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Cherokee, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
   Population (2000):    1237
   Housing Units (2000): 557
   Land area (2000):     2.239008 sq. miles (5.799003 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.239008 sq. miles (5.799003 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            14152
   Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
   Location:             34.758297 N, 87.968549 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     35616
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cherokee, AL
    Cherokee


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Cherokee, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    1630
   Housing Units (2000): 853
   Land area (2000):     1.463364 sq. miles (3.790095 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.463364 sq. miles (3.790095 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            13750
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             36.754163 N, 98.355283 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     73728
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cherokee, OK
    Cherokee


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Cherokee, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
   Population (2000):    5369
   Housing Units (2000): 2556
   Land area (2000):     6.408127 sq. miles (16.596973 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.024271 sq. miles (0.062862 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.432398 sq. miles (16.659835 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            13080
   Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
   Location:             42.750818 N, 95.550472 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     51012
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cherokee, IA
    Cherokee


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Cherokee, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    722
   Housing Units (2000): 336
   Land area (2000):     0.686187 sq. miles (1.777217 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.686187 sq. miles (1.777217 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            12825
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             37.343962 N, 94.822830 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     66724
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cherokee, KS
    Cherokee