Tlin·git (tl ng gt, -kt, klngkt)n. pl. Tlingit or Tlin·gits 1. a. A Native American people inhabiting the coastal and island areas of southeast Alaska. b. A member of this people. 2. The language of the Tlingit. |
Tlingit [ˈtlɪŋgɪt]
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) pl -gits, -git a member of a seafaring group of North American Indian peoples inhabiting S Alaska and N British Columbia
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the language of these peoples, belonging to the Na-Dene phylum
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| Noun | 1. |  Tlingit - a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern AlaskaAmerican Indian, Indian, Red Indian - a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived |
| 2. |  Tlingit - the Na-Dene language spoken by the TlingitNa-Dene - a family of North American Indian languages |
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