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Tsimshian

[ tsim-shee-uhn ]

noun

, plural Tsim·shi·ans, (especially collectively) Tsim·shi·an
  1. a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of the coastal region of British Columbia and Annette Island, Alaska.
  2. the languages of the Tsimshian, sometimes considered part of the Penutian family.


adjective

  1. of or relating to the Tsimshian or their languages.

Tsimshian

/ ˈtʃɪmʃɪən /

noun

  1. a member of a Native Canadian people of northern British Columbia
  2. the Penutian language of this people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tsimshian1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Tsimshian; literally, “inside the Skeena River”; Skeena ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Tsimshian1

C19: from Tsimshian, inside the Skeena River
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Example Sentences

Does the Tsimshian Bear myth prove that the natives themselves turn into Bears, and become men again?

Others, while agreeing as to the painting, claim that the carving was designed and executed by a Tsimshian.

Mr. Frazer gives to all four Tsimshian clans the names of animals.

Thus (p. 187) all of the four Tsimshian "clans" have animal names.

But, in his table, he docks two Tsimshian clans of their totem names.

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