Sitka

See also: sitka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Си́тка (Sítka), itself from Tlingit Sheetʼká.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪtkə/

Noun

Sitka (plural Sitkas or Sitka)

  1. A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.

Proper noun

Sitka

  2. A consolidated city and borough in Alaska, United States.
    Synonym: (historical) New Archangel
    Holonyms: Baranof Island, Chichagof Island
  3. An island, the modern Baranof Island, where the city of Sitka is located.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: sitchensis

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