tlingit

Definition of Tlingit in English :

1. tlingit

a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska

2. tlingit

the Na-Dene language spoken by the Tlingit

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tlingit

noun

1. plural -gits or -git

a member of a seafaring group of indigenous peoples inhabiting S Alaska and N British Columbia

2.

the language of these peoples, belonging to the Na-Dene phylum

noun

1. Word forms: plural ˈTlingits or ˈTlingit

a member of a North American Indian people of the coastal areas of S Alaska and N British Columbia

2.

the language of this people, now thought to be related to the Athabaskan languages

n. pl. Tlingit or Tlin·gits

1. A member of a Native American people inhabiting the coastal and island areas of southeast Alaska.

2. The language of the Tlingit.