Tlingit


Tlin·git

noun \ˈtliŋ-kət, -gət also ˈkliŋ-\
plural Tlingit or Tlingits

Definition of TLINGIT

1
: a member of a group of American Indian peoples of the islands and coast of southern Alaska
2
: the language of the Tlingit peoples
Tlingit adjective

Origin of TLINGIT

Tlingit łi·ngít human being
First Known Use: 1865

Rhymes with TLINGIT

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