Stikine

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/stɪˈkin/

proper noun

A river in northwestern British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

OriginTlingit Shtaxʼhéen →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in northwestern British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

Origin

  1. TlingitShtaxʼhéen
  2. EnglishStikine

From Tlingit Shtaxʼhéen.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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