Sitka
See also: sitka
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian Си́тка (Sítka), itself from Tlingit Sheetʼká.
Noun
[edit]Sitka (plural Sitkas or Sitka)
- A member of an indigenous tribe of people from Baranof Island, in the area of Sitka, Alaska.
Proper noun
[edit]Sitka
- A consolidated city and borough in Alaska, United States.
- Synonym: (historical) New Archangel
- Holonyms: Baranof Island, Chichagof Island
- An island, the modern Baranof Island, where the city of Sitka is located.
Derived terms
[edit]- Sitka alder
- Sitka crab
- Sitka cypress
- Sitka deer
- Sitka spruce
- Sitka spruce beetle
- Sitka spruce weevil
- Sitka willow
Descendants
[edit]- Latin: sitchensis
Translations
[edit]Further reading
[edit]
Sitka, Alaska on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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