ˈhīdə noun
( plural haida or haidas )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Skittagetan people of the Queen Charlotte islands, British Columbia, and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Haida people
3. : a language stock of the Na-dene phylum comprising Haida only — called also Skittagetan
• hai·dan -d ə n adjective , usually capitalized