ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᎢ

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Cherokee[edit]

Greatest extent of land controlled and/or inhabited by the Cherokee before settler encroachment, forced migrations and removal.
Map of US states, highlighting North Carolina.

Proper noun[edit]

ᏣᎳᎫᏪᏘᎢ • (tsalaguwetii)

  1. Literally “place of the old Cherokee”. Term applied to the traditional Cherokee homelands the Eastern United States (as opposed to Oklahoma or Arkansas, where the Cherokee migrated or were removed to).
  2. (more narrowly) North Carolina (a state of the United States)
    Synonym: ᎦᏯᎴᎾ (gayalena)
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