SINCE 1828
Tlingit
noun
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
noun
Tlin·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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