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Bella Coola

/ˈbɛlə ˈkuːlə/

Bella Coola proper noun: a river (or a particular stretch of a much larger river, known at other points as the Atnarko) which flows through southern British Columbia into the Pacific Ocean.

Proper noun

Bella Coola

  1. A river (or a particular stretch of a much larger river, known at other points as the Atnarko) which flows through southern British Columbia into the Pacific Ocean.
  2. A town in British Columbia, located in the valley through which this river flows.
  3. The Nuxálk language.

Noun

Bella Coola pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The Nuxálk First Nation.

Origin of Bella Coola

From Heiltsuk bḷ́xʷlá (“stranger”).

Questions about Bella Coola

What does Bella Coola mean?
Bella Coola means a river (or a particular stretch of a much larger river, known at other points as the Atnarko) which flows through southern British Columbia into the Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is Bella Coola?
Bella Coola can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Bella Coola?
Bella Coola is pronounced /ˈbɛlə ˈkuːlə/.

Words near Bella Coola in the dictionary

  1. bell-wether
  2. bell/strobe
  3. bell/strobes
  4. Bella
  5. Bella Bella
  6. Bella Coola
  7. Bella Unión
  8. Bella Vista
  9. Bellabella
  10. Bellacoola
  11. belladine

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