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Chilkat

noun
Chil·​kat
variants: or Chilcat \ ˈchilˌkat \
plural Chilkat or Chilkats or Chilcat or Chilcats

Definition of Chilkat

1 : a Tlingit people of southeastern Alaska
2 : a member of the Chilkat people

History and Etymology for Chilkat

probably from Tlingit tcĭł-xāt, literally, storehouses for salmon

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