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Tlin·git | \ ˈtliŋ-kət 
, -gət also ˈkliŋ- \
, -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
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Tlingit
nounTlin·git | \ ˈtliŋ-kət , -gət \
, -gət \ plural Tlingit or Tlingits
Kids 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 people
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The first known use of Tlingit was in 1865
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