English Explanatory Dictionary

Tsimshian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.
name
  1. The Penutian language of this people.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪmʃiən/

Word forms

Tsimshian Tsimshians Chimmesyan Tsimpshean Tsimpshian Tsimshean

Etymology

Tsimshian Ts'msyen.

Synonyms

Ts'msyen Shm'algyack Sm'algyax

Related words

tsi ⁠

Derived words

Coast Tsimshian
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