Haida

noun Hai·da \ˈhī-də\

plural Haida or Haidas

Definition of HAIDA

: a member of an American Indian people of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, and Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

: the language of the Haida people

Haida (northern dialect) ḥà·t̓e·, ḥà·de·, a self-designation

First Known Use: 1841

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