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Nootka

Nootka noun: a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada.

Noun

Nootka (plural Nootkas or Nootka)

  1. A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada

Proper noun

Nootka

  1. The Nuu-chah-nulth language.

Forms of Nootka

pluralNootkas
pluralNootka

Origin of Nootka

From Nootka nuutkaa (“go around”), a direction given to European explorers reaching Nootka Sound, subsequently misapplied to the location and group.

Phrases with Nootka

Questions about Nootka

What does Nootka mean?
Nootka means a member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada.
What part of speech is Nootka?
Nootka can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Nootka?
The plural of Nootka is Nootkas.

Words near Nootka in the dictionary

  1. noot
  2. nootice
  3. nooticed
  4. nootices
  5. nooticing
  6. Nootka
  7. Nootka cypress
  8. Nootka cypresses
  9. Nootkan
  10. Nootkans
  11. Nootkas

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