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Coeur d'Alene

US/kɜɹdəˈleɪn/

Coeur d'Alene noun: a Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.

Noun

Coeur d'Alene pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.

Proper noun

Coeur d'Alene

  1. The Salishan language spoken by these people.
  2. A city, the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.

Adjective

Coeur d'Alene (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language.

Forms of Coeur d'Alene

alternative formCoeur d'Alêne
alternative formCœur d'Alene
alternative formCœur d'Alêne

Origin of Coeur d'Alene

From French Cœur d’Alêne, literally “awl heart”. The people were allegedly so called because they had a reputation for shrewdness.

Questions about Coeur d'Alene

What does Coeur d'Alene mean?
Coeur d'Alene means a Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.
What part of speech is Coeur d'Alene?
Coeur d'Alene can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Coeur d'Alene?
Coeur d'Alene is pronounced /kɜɹdəˈleɪn/ (US).

Words near Coeur d'Alene in the dictionary

  1. coethnicity
  2. coethnics
  3. coetus
  4. Coetzee
  5. Coetzeean
  6. Coeur d'Alene
  7. coeur à la crème
  8. Coeus
  9. coeval
  10. coevalist
  11. coevalists

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