Associations to the word «Tlingit»

Wiktionary

TLINGIT, noun. An Indian people from the coastal regions of Alaska and British Columbia
TLINGIT, proper noun. The language of these people
TLINGIT, adjective. Of, or relating to these people or their language

Dictionary definition

TLINGIT, noun. A member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska.
TLINGIT, noun. The Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit.

Wise words

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Noam Chomsky