Haida

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(hī′dä′, -də)

noun

  1. pl. Haidas or Haida a member of a North American Indian people living mainly on islands of British Columbia and Alaska
  2. the language of this people, of uncertain relationship but thought by some scholars to be distantly related to Tlingit and the Athabaskan languages

Origin: a self-designation, lit., people

adjective

of the Haidas or their language or culture

See Haida in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Haida Haida or Hai·das
  1. A Native American people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, Canada, and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
  2. A member of this people.
  3. Any or all of the language varieties spoken by the Haida.

Origin:

Origin: Haida ḥà·t'e·, ḥà·de·, the people

Origin: , from ḥà·ta·, ḥà·da·, to be human

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Related Forms:

  • Haiˈdan adjective
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