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Tsimshian

Tsim·shi·an [ chímshee ən, tsímshee ən ] (plural Tsim·shi·an or Tsim·shi·ans)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Native N American people: a member of a Native North American people who live in coastal southeastern Alaska and British Columbia

2. Tsimshian language: the language of the Tsimshian people. Native speakers: 1,500.

[Mid-19th century. < Tsimshian čamsián "inside the Skeena River"]

Tsim·shi·an adjective
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