Sitka

S1I1T1K5A1
/ˈsɪtkə/

noun

A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.

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New Archangel
OriginRussian Си́тка ← Tlingit Sheetʼká →
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Meanings

nounSitka (plural Sitkas or Sitka)

plural Sitkas

  1. A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.
proper noun
  1. A consolidated city and borough in Alaska, United States.

    Synonyms: New Archangel

  2. An island, the modern Baranof Island, where the city of Sitka is located.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA consolidated city and borough in Alaska, United States.

Similar
New Archangel

Origin

  1. TlingitSheetʼká
  2. RussianСи́тка
  3. EnglishSitka

Borrowed from Russian Си́тка (Sítka), itself from Tlingit Sheetʼká.

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Translations

Russian Си́тка
  • Си́тка (Sítka)city in Alaska

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sakti
Cite this entry
APA

Sitka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitka

MLA

“Sitka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sitka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sitka.

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