ˈchimshēən, ˈtsi- noun
or chimme·sy·an -mzēən, -msē-
( plural tsimshian or tsimshians or chimmesyan or chimmesyans )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : an Indian people of the lower Skeena and Nass valleys and the adjacent coast of British Columbia
b. : a member of such people
2. : a language of the Tsimshian people
3. : a language family of the Penutian stock comprising only the Tsimshian language