Chipewyan
noun
- a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada
- the Athabaskan language of this people
See Chipewyan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(chĭpˌə-wīˈən)
noun pl. Chipewyan Chipewyan or
Chip·e·wy·ans a. A Native American people made up of numerous autonomous bands inhabiting a large area of northern Canada north of the Churchill River. Formerly nomadic caribou hunters, the Chipewyan became settled fur traders during the 18th century.
b. A member of this people.
- The Athabaskan language of the Chipewyan.
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