Tsimshian

T1S1I1M3S1H4I1A1N1
/ˈsɪmʃiən/

noun

A member of a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

Similar
Ts'msyenShm'algyackSm'algyaxSm'algya̱xTsimshian language
OriginTsimshian Ts'msyen →
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Meanings

nounTsimshian (plural Tsimshians)

plural Tsimshians · alternative Chimmesyan · alternative Tsimpshean · alternative Tsimpshian · alternative Tsimshean

  1. A member of a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

    Synonyms: Ts'msyen

proper noun

alternative Chimmesyan · alternative Tsimpshean · alternative Tsimpshian · alternative Tsimshean

  1. The Penutian language of this people.

    Synonyms: Shm'algyack, Sm'algyax, Sm'algya̱x

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of a Native American people who inhabited the coastal waters of western British Columbia and southeast Alaska.

Similar
Ts'msyen

proper nounThe Penutian language of this people.

Similar
Shm'algyackSm'algyaxSm'algya̱x

More synonyms by meaning

nouna Penutian language spoken by the Tsimshian

Similar
Tsimshian language
Broader
Penutian
Also see
coast tsimshianshm'algyacksm'algya̱xts'msyen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. TsimshianTs'msyen
  2. TsimshianTs'msyen
  3. EnglishTsimshian

Borrowed from Tsimshian Ts'msyen.

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Translations

Russian цимшианский
  • цимшианский (cimšianskij)language
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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