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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A member of a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.
2. 2
   a Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian wordnet
3. 3
   a member of a Penutian people who lived on rivers and a sound in British Columbia wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The Penutian language of this people.

Synonyms

All synonyms

coast tsimshianlanguageshm'algyacksm'algyaxsm'algya̱xts'msyen

Etymology

Tsimshian Ts'msyen.

Related phrases

Coast Tsimshianbritish columbianative american

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