CHIPEWYAN

Meaning of CHIPEWYAN in English

[ ˌtʃɪpə'wʌɪən ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of a Dene people of NW Canada. Compare with Chippewa .

2》 the Athabaskan language of the ~.

Origin

from Cree, lit. '(wearing) pointed-skin (garments)'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHIPEWYAN — noun or chip·pe·wai·an or chip·pe·wy·an ˌchipəˈwīən ( plural chipewyan or chipewyans or chippewaian or chippewaians or chippewyan or chippewyans ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIPEWYAN — /chip'euh wuy"euhn/ , n. , pl. Chipewyans , ( esp. collectively ) Chipewyan for 1. 1. a member of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIPEWYAN — n. Athabaskan language spoken by the Chipewyan people
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CHIPEWYAN — n. Native American people comprising of numerous independent bands who live in a large area of north-west Canada; member of …
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CHIPEWYAN — the most numerous Athabascan-speaking Indian people in northern Canada, inhabiting a large triangular area with a base along the 1,000-mile-long …
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FORT CHIPEWYAN AIRPORT — Airport Name : Fort Chipewyan Airport Airport Location : Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada IATA Code : YPY ICAO Code : …
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YPY — Airport Name : Fort Chipewyan Airport Airport Location : Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada IATA Code : YPY ICAO Code : …
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CYPY — Airport Name : Fort Chipewyan Airport Airport Location : Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada IATA Code : YPY ICAO Code : …
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DÉNÉ — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: Canadian French, of Athabascan origin; akin to Chipewyan & Slave (Athabascan languages of Canada) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MACKENZIE, SIR ALEXANDER — born 1755?, Stornoway, Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scot. died March 11, 1820, near Pitlochry, Perth Scottish-born Canadian explorer. Immigrating …
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CHIPPEWYAN — I. noun see chipewyan II. see chippewaian
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YELLOWKNIFE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural yellowknife or yellowknives ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: yellow (I) + knife; from their use of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONTAGNAIS — |mäntən|yā noun ( plural montagnais -ā(z) ; also monta·gnaises -āz) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French, from montagne mountain, from Old …
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LITTLE CHIEF HARE — noun Etymology: translation of Chipewyan bucka-thrae-gga-yaze : a pika ( Ochotona princeps ) of No. America
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CHIPPEWAIAN — or chippewyan variant of chipewyan
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ATHABASKAN — /ath'euh bas"keuhn/ , n. 1. a family of languages spoken by American Indians in most of inland northwest Canada and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATHAPASCAN — n. family of Indian languages spoken by tribes in the western United States and southwestern Canada (includes Apache, Navajo, and …
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ATHABASKAN — n. family of Indian languages spoken by tribes in the western United States and southwestern Canada (includes Apache, Navajo, and …
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DÉNÉ — noun ( plural Déné or Dé·nés -āz) Etymology: Canadian French, of Athabascan origin; akin to Chipewyan & Slave (Athabascan languages …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIPPEWA — [ 'tʃɪpəwɔ: , -wα: ] (also ~y -weɪ ) ■ noun ( plural same) chiefly N. Amer. another term for …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DENE — [dene] n [ME, fr. OE denu] (bef. 12c) Brit: valley De.ne n, pl Dene or De.nes [CanF, fr. Athabascan; akin …
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YELLOWKNIFE — city and capital (since 1967) of Northwest Territories, Canada. It lies on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, 5 …
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NA-DEN LANGUAGES — major grouping (phylum or superstock) of North American Indian languages, consisting of three language familiesAthabascan (or Athapascan), Haida, and Tlingitwith …
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MACKENZIE, SIR ALEXANDER — born 1755?, Stornoway, Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scot. died March 11, 1820, near Pitlochry, Perth Scottish fur trader and …
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DOGRIB — also called Thlingchadinne, a group of Athabascan-speaking Indian tribes inhabiting the forested and barren-ground areas between the Great Bear and …
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ATHABASCA, LAKE — lake in Canada, astride the AlbertaSaskatchewan border, just south of the Northwest Territories. The lake, 208 mi (335 km) long …
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AMERICAN SUBARCTIC PEOPLES — Distribution of American subarctic cultures. indigenous inhabitants of the subarctic region of Alaska and Canada, with the exception of the …
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MACKENZIE, SIR ALEXANDER — born 1755?, Stornoway, Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scot. died March 11, 1820, near Pitlochry, Perth Scottish-born Canadian explorer. Immigrating …
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