Haida
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
the language of the Haida people, part of the Na-Dene language group.
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How to use Haida in a sentence
The Casa-an Indians are a tribe of the Haidas, the cleverest of the northern races.
Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska | Charles Warren StoddardThe Haidas, like the Iroquois, appear to have been a people who were still advancing.
The Red Man's Continent | Ellsworth HuntingtonIn front of the houses of the chiefs and leading men of the Haidas are erected posts carved with the totems of the inmates.
Evolution in Art | Alfred C. HaddonThe Haidas dwelt where both bodily strength and mental activity were stimulated.
The Red Man's Continent | Ellsworth HuntingtonAnother feature of the Haidas' life which showed comparative progress was the social distinctions which existed among them.
The Red Man's Continent | Ellsworth Huntington
British Dictionary definitions for Haida
/ (ˈhaɪdə) /
plural -das or -da a member of a seafaring group of North American Indian peoples inhabiting the coast of British Columbia and SW Alaska
the language of these peoples, belonging to the Na-Dene phylum
Derived forms of Haida
- Haidan, adjective
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