two-spirited

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two-spirited

  • /tuːˈspɪɹɪtɪd/ UK
  • /ˈtuːˌspɪɹɪtɪd/ UK
  • /tuˈspɪɹɪtɪd/ US
  • /ˈtuˌspɪɹɪtɪd/ US

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From two-spirit + -ed.

adjective more two-spirited · most two-spirited

  1. Canada, US Synonym of two-spirit (“of, pertaining to, or being a two-spirit (noun sense)”). An organization established this year in San Diego is one of the few in the country made up of Two Spirited people (a Native term for gay men and lesbians), according to one of its founders, Tom Lidot. […] One of the group's goals is "to re-establish the pride and the role that Two Spirited people h

    Similar: two-spirit

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@misc{two_spirited_2026,
  title = {two-spirited},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/two-spirited},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}