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Ahtna
[ aht-nuh ]
noun
, plural Aht·nas, (especially collectively) Aht·na
- a member of a group of Indians inhabiting the Copper River Valley in southeastern Alaska.
- the Athabascan language of the Ahtna.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Ahtna1
First recorded in 1875–80; from Russian Atna a name for the Copper River, from Ahtna ʔatnaʔ the lower Copper River (placename of obscure origin)
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