Ree
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- proper noun
- Archaic
- The stories of the Ree and their traditions have been passed down through generations.
Examples
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You said you saw twenty Ree by the creek.
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We're still in Ree territory.
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Them Ree are so close I can smell 'em.
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Nothing for the Ree to hunt.
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A dozen Ree can make twice as good time as we can.
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Pawnee's as much against the Ree as the rest of us.
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Captain, three men can't hold off a party of Ree, much less some boys.
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Take our furs and sit out there amongst the Ree like a bunch of ducks?
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If the Ree are tracking us, they'll find it downriver.
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We encountered a group of Ree near the river during our expedition.
Synonyms
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A Native American group who used to live in the Dakotas west of the Missouri River
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ree was a short name used by European settlers for the Arikara, a Native American people of the northern Great Plains. Think of Ree as a 'nickname' or shorthand that stuck in old records, so when you see Ree it refers to that historical group.