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单词 Dogrib
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Definition of Dogrib in English:

Dogrib

noun ˈdɒɡrɪbˈdäɡrib
  • 1A member of a Dene people of north-western Canada.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • No one among the Dogribs broke out to do any fancy dancing, - the accompaniment was by voice only.
    • The Dogribs and other Athapaskan tribes no longer had to send their furs through Chipewyan middlemen or travel long distances to Hudson Bay to trade.
    • After that the Dogribs paddled quietly up the Greygoose River, and meekly returned to their woodland home.
    • Then, most Dogribs were still not speaking English and had no concept of the country called Canada.
    • Aboriginally, the several socioterritorial groups or regional bands of Dogribs were autonomous.
  • 2mass noun The Athabaskan language of the Dogrib, with about 2,000 speakers.

adjective ˈdɒɡrɪbˈdäɡrib
  • Relating to the Dogrib or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In 1959, she joined a colleague for five months of fieldwork, beginning a 25-year focus on Dogrib ethnography and a research partnership that produced several influential and important articles, books, and reports.
    • There are a growing number of Dogrib individuals in leadership positions in their communities and in Yellowknife.
    • It was followed by Dene, Inuktitut, Slavey, Dogrib and Ojibway translations.
    • Native Indians from the Dogrib First Nations community in Canada were demonstrating their ancient lore and traditions in Stromness on Saturday afternoon.
    • In 2001, an Inuit hunter from Baker Lake, two Yellowknife hunters from Dettah, and two Dogrib hunters from Fort Rae were also surveyed during this period.

Origin

Translation of Dogrib Thlingchadinne 'dog's flank', from the legend that the people's common ancestor was a dog.

 
 

Definition of Dogrib in US English:

Dogrib

nounˈdäɡrib
  • 1A member of a Dene people of northwestern Canada.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Aboriginally, the several socioterritorial groups or regional bands of Dogribs were autonomous.
    • The Dogribs and other Athapaskan tribes no longer had to send their furs through Chipewyan middlemen or travel long distances to Hudson Bay to trade.
    • After that the Dogribs paddled quietly up the Greygoose River, and meekly returned to their woodland home.
    • No one among the Dogribs broke out to do any fancy dancing, - the accompaniment was by voice only.
    • Then, most Dogribs were still not speaking English and had no concept of the country called Canada.
  • 2The Athabaskan language of the Dogrib.

adjectiveˈdäɡrib
  • Relating to the Dogrib or their language.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are a growing number of Dogrib individuals in leadership positions in their communities and in Yellowknife.
    • Native Indians from the Dogrib First Nations community in Canada were demonstrating their ancient lore and traditions in Stromness on Saturday afternoon.
    • In 1959, she joined a colleague for five months of fieldwork, beginning a 25-year focus on Dogrib ethnography and a research partnership that produced several influential and important articles, books, and reports.
    • In 2001, an Inuit hunter from Baker Lake, two Yellowknife hunters from Dettah, and two Dogrib hunters from Fort Rae were also surveyed during this period.
    • It was followed by Dene, Inuktitut, Slavey, Dogrib and Ojibway translations.

Origin

Translation of Dogrib Thlingchadinne ‘dog's flank’, from the legend that the people's common ancestor was a dog.

 
 
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