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səlilwətaɬ

səlilwətaɬ proper noun: synonym of Tsleil-Waututh.

Proper noun

səlilwətaɬ sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) Synonym of Tsleil-Waututh
    • Along the pilgrimage route, community members lined the sidewalks in a "wall of protection" along Main Street. səlilwətaɬ members beat drums and sang songs in memory of the thousands of kids who were at the institution, Metro Vancouver's only residential school.2022 September 30, “Hundreds gather across B.C. to honour children lost to residential schools”, in CBC News
    Synonyms:
    Tsleil-Waututh

Synonyms of səlilwətaɬ

Origin of səlilwətaɬ

Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem səlilwətaɬ.

Questions about səlilwətaɬ

What does səlilwətaɬ mean?
Səlilwətaɬ means synonym of Tsleil-Waututh.
What part of speech is səlilwətaɬ?
Səlilwətaɬ is a proper noun.

Words near səlilwətaɬ in the dictionary

  1. sūtras
  2. Sƛ'aƛ'imxǝc
  3. Sơn La
  4. Sơn Tây
  5. Sơn Vi
  6. səlilwətaɬ
  7. s͞i
  8. sḵelhp
  9. Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
  10. Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim
  11. Sầm Sơn

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