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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tlingit. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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Tlingit
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Tlin·git
| \ ˈtliŋ-kət
, -gət \
, -gət \
plural Tlingit or Tlingits
Kids Definition of Tlingit
1
: a member of a group of tribes of indigenous people 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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