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Tlingit

noun Tlin·git \ ˈtliŋ-kət , -gət also ˈkliŋ- \

Definition of Tlingit

plural Tlingit or Tlingits
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

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Origin and Etymology of tlingit

Tlingit łi·ngít human being

TLINGIT Defined for Kids

Tlingit

noun Tlin·git \ ˈtliŋ-kət , -gət \

Definition of Tlingit for Students

plural Tlingit or Tlingits
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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