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Tsim•shi•an
Pronunciation: (chim'shē-un, tsim'-), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ans, (esp. collectively) -an.
1. a member of an American Indian people of the coastal region of British Columbia.
2. the Penutian language of the Tsimshian.
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