Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of a Native American people inhabiting the coastal and island areas of southeast Alaska.
  • noun The language of the Tlingit.

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  • noun an Indian people from the coastal regions of Alaska and British Columbia
  • proper noun the language of these people
  • adjective of, or relating to these people or their language

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  • noun a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska
  • noun the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit

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Examples

  • Sarah Felix Burns was inspired to write this book after meeting a Tlingit woman at university.

    Members 2010

  • Sarah Felix Burns was inspired to write this book after meeting a Tlingit woman at university.

    Books 2010

  • Sarah Felix Burns was inspired to write this book after meeting a Tlingit woman at university.

    Literacy 2010

  • Lydie Jim is an 82 year old Tlingit woman, originally from the Yukon.

    Members 2010

  • Lydie Jim is an 82 year old Tlingit woman, originally from the Yukon.

    Literacy 2010

  • Lydie Jim is an 82 year old Tlingit woman, originally from the Yukon.

    Reviews 2010

  • In my recent film, Eating Alaska, I ask Tlingit elder, Isabella Brady, "is there a way for non-Natives who really appreciate being here, to live off the land and not get in the way?"

    Ellen Frankenstein: From Tofu to Muktuk Ellen Frankenstein 2010

  • I could write about the Tlingit woman I work with.

    Homework for White Folks 2010

  • Sarah Felix Burns was inspired to write this book after meeting a Tlingit woman at university.

    Reviews 2010

  • Lydie Jim is an 82 year old Tlingit woman, originally from the Yukon.

    Books 2010

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