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Haida

noun Hai·da \ ˈhī-də \

Definition of Haida

plural Haida or Haidas
1 : a member of an American Indian people of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
2 : the language of the Haida people

Origin and Etymology of haida

Haida (northern dialect) ḥà·t̓e·, ḥà·de·, a self-designation

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