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Kelsemaht

Kelsemaht noun: a First Nation group, now amalgamated with the Ahousaht, based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Noun

Kelsemaht pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A First Nation group, now amalgamated with the Ahousaht, based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
    • Through warfare and amalgamation with other groups, including the Otsosaht, Kelsemaht, and Manhousaht, their traditional territory now encompasses a large area in the heart of Clayoquot Sound covering Vargas and Flores Islands and up Herbert, Shelter, and Sydney Inlets. Early in the nineteenth...2014, Margaret Horsefield, Tofino and Clayoquot Sound : a history, Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, page 24

Forms of Kelsemaht

alternative CanadaKeltsmaht
alternative Canadaqiłcmaʔatḥ

Questions about Kelsemaht

What does Kelsemaht mean?
Kelsemaht means a First Nation group, now amalgamated with the Ahousaht, based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
What part of speech is Kelsemaht?
Kelsemaht is a noun.

Words near Kelsemaht in the dictionary

  1. Kelsays
  2. Kelsch
  3. Kelsches
  4. Kelse
  5. Kelsea
  6. Kelsemaht
  7. Kelsenian
  8. Kelses
  9. Kelsey
  10. Kelseys
  11. Kelseyville

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