English Explanatory Dictionary

Sitka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.
name
  1. A consolidated city and borough in Alaska, United States.
  2. An island, the modern Baranof Island, where the city of Sitka is located.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪtkə/

Word forms

Sitka Sitkas

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Си́тка (Sítka), itself from Tlingit Sheetʼká.

Synonyms

New Archangel

Derived words

Sitka alder Sitka crab Sitka cypress Sitka deer Sitka spruce Sitka spruce beetle Sitka spruce weevil Sitka willow
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