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Heiltsuk

Heiltsuk noun: an indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella.

Noun

Heiltsuk pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella.
    • As Canada launches an expedited process to help Indigenous people reclaim traditional names on government documents, a woman from the Heiltsuk Nation says she is already facing roadblocks.2021 July 8, Betsy Trumpener, “Heiltsuk woman unable to restore Indigenous surname on ID because system can't handle its spelling”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2024

Proper noun

Heiltsuk

  1. Their language, a dialect of Northern Wakashan (Kwakiutlan).

Synonyms of Heiltsuk

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Questions about Heiltsuk

What does Heiltsuk mean?
Heiltsuk means an indigenous people of the Central Coast region in British Columbia, centred on the island community of Bella Bella.
What part of speech is Heiltsuk?
Heiltsuk can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Heiltsuk in the dictionary

  1. Heilong Jiang
  2. Heilongjiang
  3. Heiloo
  4. heils
  5. heilsgeschichte
  6. Heiltsuk
  7. Heilungchiang
  8. Heilungkiang
  9. Heily
  10. Heim
  11. Heim theory

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