Nabesna

noun

Na·​bes·​na

nəˈbeznə

plural Nabesna or Nabesnas

1

: an Athapaskan people of southeastern Alaska

2

: a member of the Nabesna people

Word History

Etymology

from the Nabesna river, southeastern Alaska

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