name
Meaning 1
A consolidated city and borough in Alaska, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: New Archangel
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Sitka
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/ˈsɪtkə/
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CMU ARPABET: S IH1 T K AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An island, the modern Baranof Island, where the city of Sitka is located.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America and served as the capital of Alaska from 1867 until 1906
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: town
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Си́тка (Sítka), itself from Tlingit Sheetʼká.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cherokee: ᏏᏘᎧ (sitika) — city in Alaska
- Marathi: सिटका (siṭkā) — city in Alaska
- Russian: Си́тка (Sítka) — city in Alaska