Haida
/ˈhaɪdə/
Haida noun: a member of an indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska.
Noun
Haida (plural Haidas or Haida)
- A member of an indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska.
- The first recorded European contact with the Haida was by the Spanish explorer Juan Perez in 1774 at Langara Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Soon the Haida were caught up in the lucrative fur trade, and the time they spent hunting sea otters and other marine mammals greatly increased.2003, Sharon Busby, Spruce Root Basketry of the Haida and Tlingit, Lucia Marquand Books, →ISBN, page 109
Proper noun
Haida
- The indigenous language of this people.
- The Haida language, called Skittagetan by Powell, was anciently spoken only on the Queen Charlotte islands off the coast of British Columbia.1911, John R. Swanton, “Haida”, in Franz Boas, editor, Handbook of American Indian Languages, Washington, page 209
- Synonyms:
- Skittagetan, X̱aat Kíl, X̱aayda Kil
Synonyms of Haida
Forms of Haida
| plural | Haidas |
|---|---|
| plural | Haida |
Origin of Haida
From Southern Haida X̲aayda /ħaːjd̥a/; compare Northern Haida xaad /ħaːd̥/.
Phrases with Haida
Questions about Haida
- What does Haida mean?
- Haida means a member of an indigenous people of the Northwest Coast of North America who live primarily in British Columbia and Alaska.
- What part of speech is Haida?
- Haida can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Haida?
- Haida is pronounced /ˈhaɪdə/.
- What is the plural of Haida?
- The plural of Haida is Haidas.
Words near Haida in the dictionary
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