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tyee

tyee noun: a tribal chief of the Chinookan peoples in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

Noun

tyee (plural tyees)

  1. A tribal chief of the Chinookan peoples in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
  2. (Canada) A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg.

Forms of tyee

pluraltyees

Origin of tyee

Borrowed from Chinook.

Questions about tyee

What does tyee mean?
Tyee means a tribal chief of the Chinookan peoples in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
What part of speech is tyee?
Tyee is a noun.
What is the plural of tyee?
The plural of tyee is tyees.

Words near tyee in the dictionary

  1. tydings
  2. tye
  3. tyebble
  4. tyebbles
  5. tyed
  6. tyee
  7. tyees
  8. tyeing
  9. tyek
  10. tyeken
  11. tyekhana

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