Dogrib

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noun

A member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.

Similar
Tłı̨chǫ
OriginDogrib Tłı̨chǫ →
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Meanings

nounDogrib (plural Dogribs or Dogrib)

plural Dogribs

  1. A member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.

    Synonyms: Tłı̨chǫ

proper noun
  1. The Athabaskan language of this people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.

Similar
Tłı̨chǫ
Also see
tłı̨chǫ

Origin

  1. DogribTłı̨chǫ“dog-flank”
  2. EnglishDogrib

From dog + rib, a calque of Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ (“dog-flank”), from tłı̨ (“dog”) + echǫǫ̀ (“rib area, flank”), the dog-flank people, from a traditional legend.

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Translations

Finnish koiran kylkiluu, dogribin kieli
  • koiran kylkiluuperson
  • dogribin kielilanguage
  • koiran kylkiluun kielilanguage
French flanc-de-chien
  • flanc-de-chienlanguage
German Dogrib
  • Dogriblanguage
Russian до́гриб
  • до́гриб (dógrib)language
Swedish dogrib
  • dogriblanguage
Turkish Tlınçonca
  • Tlınçoncalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Dogrib. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dogrib

MLA

“Dogrib.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dogrib. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dogrib,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dogrib.

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