Tsimshian
Tsim·shi·an
noun \ˈchim-shē-ən, ˈ(t)si-\ plural Tsim·shi·an or Tsim·shi·ans
Definition of TSIMSHIAN
1
: a member of a group of American Indian peoples of west central British Columbia and southern Alaska
2
: the family of closely related languages spoken by the Tsimshian peoples
Origin of TSIMSHIAN
Tsimshian (Coast and Southern Tsimshian languages) c̓msyan, a self-designation, literally, inside the Skeena (River)
First Known Use: 1836
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