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Chilcotin

/t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/

Chilcotin proper noun: a region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.

Proper noun

Chilcotin

  1. A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.
  2. The river that drains that region.
  3. A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot'in people.

Noun

Chilcotin (plural Chilcotins or Chilcotin)

  1. A Native American from that region.

Forms of Chilcotin

Proper noun
alternative formTsilhqot'in
alternative formTŝilhqot'in
Noun
pluralChilcotins
pluralChilcotin

Origin of Chilcotin

Borrowed from Chilcotin Tŝinlhqut’in (literally “river man”).

Questions about Chilcotin

What does Chilcotin mean?
Chilcotin means a region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.
What part of speech is Chilcotin?
Chilcotin can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Chilcotin?
Chilcotin is pronounced /t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/.

Words near Chilcotin in the dictionary

  1. Chilcompton
  2. Chilcoot-Vinton
  3. Chilcot
  4. Chilcote
  5. Chilcotes
  6. Chilcotin
  7. Chilcotins
  8. Chilcott
  9. Chilcotts
  10. Chilcotts Creek
  11. Chilcotts Grass

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