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Tlingit

adj · name · noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈklɪŋkɪt/
  • /ˈ(t)lɪŋɡɪt/
  • rhymes with -ɪŋkɪt
  • rhymes with -ɪŋɡɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: T L IY1 NG G IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

of, or relating to these people or their language

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

the language of these people

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A member of an Indian people from the coastal regions of Alaska and British Columbia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Na-Dene

5

noun

Meaning 5

a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Tlingit Lingít.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: тлинги́тский (tlingítskij) — relating to these people or their language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特林吉特語 /特林吉特语 — language
  • Irish: Clincitis — language
  • Russian: тлинги́тский (tlingítskij) — language
  • Tlingit: Lingít — language
  • Russian: тлинки́т (tlinkít) — person
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