Etymology

Ketchikan

Ketch·i·kan
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Today it means: A city, the borough seat of Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. Full definition →

Tlingit Kichx̱áan
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  1. Tlingit · derived fromKichx̱áan“near the wing”
  2. English todayKetchikan

From Tlingit Kichx̱áan (“near the wing”).

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