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Dogrib

Dogrib noun: a member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.

Noun

Dogrib (plural Dogribs or Dogrib)

  1. A member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.
    Synonyms:
    Tłı̨chǫ

Proper noun

Dogrib

  1. The Athabaskan language of this people.

Synonyms of Dogrib

Forms of Dogrib

pluralDogribs
pluralDogrib

Origin of Dogrib

From dog + rib, a calque of Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ (“dog-flank”), from tłı̨ (“dog”) + echǫǫ̀ (“rib area, flank”), the dog-flank people, from a traditional legend.

Questions about Dogrib

What does Dogrib mean?
Dogrib means a member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.
What part of speech is Dogrib?
Dogrib can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Dogrib?
The plural of Dogrib is Dogribs.

Words near Dogrib in the dictionary

  1. dograma
  2. Dogras
  3. dogrel
  4. dogrels
  5. Dogri
  6. Dogrib
  7. Dogribbed
  8. Dogribs
  9. dogrobber
  10. dogrobbers
  11. dogrose

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