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Haida

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhaɪdə/
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY1 D AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The indigenous language of this people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Skittagetan, X̱aat Kíl, X̱aayda Kil

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of an indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the Na-Dene language of the Haida

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Na-Dene

4

noun

Meaning 4

a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian

History

Etymology

From Southern Haida X̲aayda /ħaːjd̥a/; compare Northern Haida xaad /ħaːd̥/.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Haida — indigenous language
  • French: haïda — indigenous language
  • Northern Haida: X̲aad Kíl — indigenous language
  • Southern Haida: X̲aayda Kil — indigenous language
  • Irish: Haídis — indigenous language
  • Russian: ха́йда (xájda) — indigenous language
  • French: Haïdas — indigenous people
  • Northern Haida: X̲aadas — indigenous people
  • Southern Haida: X̲aayda — indigenous people
  • Irish: Haídeach — indigenous people
  • Navajo: Haídí dineʼé — indigenous people
  • Russian: ха́йда (xájda) — indigenous people
  • Tlingit: Deikeenaa — indigenous people
Real reading context

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