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K'ómoks

K'ómoks noun: a Coast Salish First Nation from the central east coast of Vancouver Island.

Noun

K'ómoks sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) A Coast Salish First Nation from the central east coast of Vancouver Island.
    • The local K’ómoks First Nation call the Morrison Creek headwaters qax mot, meaning “lots of medicine” in their traditional language. Mr. Ennis noted that the conservation effort will ensure the K’ómoks people can access the abundance and diversity of medicinal plants in the area that have been...2022 November 14, Justine Hunter, “The 20-year campaign to protect the endangered fish found on only one place on Earth”, in The Globe and Mail
    • Her appointment will advance decolonization and benefit the people of K’ómoks and many other First Nations across the country, said Chief Robert Louie.2024 December 6, Roxanne Egan-Elliott, “K’ómoks First Nation appoints justice of the peace”, in Times Colonist

Forms of K'ómoks

alternative formComox
alternative formK'omoks

Questions about K'ómoks

What does K'ómoks mean?
K'ómoks means a Coast Salish First Nation from the central east coast of Vancouver Island.
What part of speech is K'ómoks?
K'ómoks is a noun.

Words near K'ómoks in the dictionary

  1. K'un-lun
  2. K'un-ming
  3. K'un-ming Lake
  4. K'un-shan
  5. K'ung-tzu
  6. K'ómoks
  7. K*ling
  8. k*ll
  9. k-
  10. K-1
  11. K-10

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