Meanings
noun
- Synonym of Tsimshian
I'm Ts'msyen on my dad's side and German-Canadian on my mum's side. I inherited my nordic German mother's fair colouring, but my round native family's da'eel (cheeks) and my Ts'msyen dad's spiritual nature — his love of story and song.
2023 September 29, Pamela Post, “A Tale of Two Metlakatlas: Rematriating my Ts'msyen family history”, in CBC RadioSynonyms: Tsimshian
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nounSynonym of Tsimshian
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- TsimshianTs'msyen
- EnglishTs'msyen
Unadapted borrowing from Tsimshian Ts'msyen.
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APA
Ts'msyen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ts'msyen
MLA
“Ts'msyen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ts'msyen. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ts'msyen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ts'msyen.
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