Salish

//ˈseɪ.lɪʃ// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A broad ethnolinguistic indigenous group native to North America, the Salish peoples. plural, plural-only

    "Muriel said that the garden was ancient and had been cultivated by the Salish for generations, but now few people harvested there, which was a pity because the gardens benefited by frequent harvesting."

  2. 2
    a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada wordnet
  3. 3
    A broad ethnolinguistic indigenous group native to North America, the Salish peoples.; The Bitterroot Salish people specifically. dated, plural, plural-only
  4. 4
    a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of Salishan (“of or relating to the Salish people or their languages”). not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the family of languages spoken by these peoples.

Synonyms

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languagesalishansalishan

Example

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"The Cecil Green Park house, a Tudor-style heritage mansion, in my university, UBC, sits on top of Point Grey cliffs overlooking the Salish Sea and North Shore mountains. It is close to the Museum of Anthropology."

Etymology

From Montana Salish séliš (“Salish”).

Related phrases

Bitterroot SalishCoast SalishInterior SalishNorth Straits SalishSalish LanguageSalish LanguagesSalish MountainsSalish PeopleSalish PeoplesSalish SeaSalish Wool Dognative american

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