name
Meaning 1
The Penutian language of this people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Shm'algyack, Sm'algyax, Sm'algya̱x
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Tsimshian
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsɪmʃiən/
noun
Meaning 2
A member of a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Ts'msyen
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Penutian
noun
Meaning 4
a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Penutian
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Tsimshian Ts'msyen.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: цимшианский (cimšianskij) — language