HyperDic: chipewyan

English > 2 senses of the word Chipewyan:
NOUNperson Chipewyana member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay
communicationChipewyan, Chippewyan, Chippewaianthe language spoken by the Chipewyan
English > Chipewyan: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of the Athapaskan people living in western Canada between Great Slave Lake and Hudson Bay.
BroaderAthapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, AthabascanA member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Athapaskan language and living in the subarctic regions of western Canada and central Alaska
Spanishchipewyan
English > Chipewyan: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe language spoken by the Chipewyan.
SynonymsChippewyan, Chippewaian
BroaderAthapaskan, Athapascan, Athabaskan, Athabascan, Athapaskan languageA group of Amerindian languages (the name coined by an American anthropologist, Edward Sapir)
Spanishchipewyan
Catalanchipewyan

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