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Chipewyan
see synonyms of chipewyanNoun
1. chipewyan
a member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Chipewyan
see synonyms of chipewyan noun
1.
a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada
2.
the Athabaskan language of this people
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Chipewyan
see synonyms of chipewyann. pl. Chipewyan or Chip·e·wy·ans
1. A member of 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.
2. The Athabaskan language of the Chipewyan.
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