Chipewyan Definition
chĭpə-wīən
chipewyan
noun
A member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada.
Webster's New World
The Athabaskan language of this people.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Chippewaian
- chippewyan
pronoun
A member of the Chipewyan people, a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Wiktionary
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
Wiktionary
Origin of Chipewyan
Cree čīpwayān parka wearer cīpw- pointed ayān skin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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