Sitka
/ˈsɪtkə/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.
Proper Noun
- 1 A consolidated city and borough in Alaska, United States.
- 2 An island, the modern Baranof Island, where the city of Sitka is located.
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Си́тка (Sítka), itself from Tlingit Sheetʼká.