Tsimshian. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Tsimshian

SYLLABICATION:	Tsi·mshi·an
PRONUNCIATION:	chmsh-n, tsm-
NOUN:	Inflected forms: pl. Tsimshian or Tsi·mshi·ans 1a. A Native American people inhabiting a coastal area of western British Columbia and extreme southeast Alaska. b. A member of this people. 2. The family of languages spoken by the Tsimshian and related peoples.


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