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Saanich

/ˈsænɪt͡ʃ/

Saanich noun: a member of a Native American people from British Columbia.

Noun

Saanich (plural Saaniches or Saanich)

  1. A member of a Native American people from British Columbia.
    • Mount Newton is next on the list of Greater Victoria landmarks that First Nations want to see restored to their traditional names. The Saanich, or Wsanec, tribes know the mountain as Lau,Welnew, which means place of refuge in the Sencoten language. […] “There’s big support for that one in the...2013 May 26, Judith Lavoie, “Mount Newton, known as Lau,Welnew to First Nations, next on name-change list”, in Times Colonist
    Synonyms:
    W̱SÁNEĆ

Proper noun

Saanich

  1. The language of this people.
  2. A district municipality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named for the Saanich people.

Synonyms of Saanich

Forms of Saanich

pluralSaaniches
pluralSaanich

Questions about Saanich

What does Saanich mean?
Saanich means a member of a Native American people from British Columbia.
What part of speech is Saanich?
Saanich can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Saanich?
Saanich is pronounced /ˈsænɪt͡ʃ/.
What is the plural of Saanich?
The plural of Saanich is Saaniches.

Words near Saanich in the dictionary

  1. Saane
  2. Saanen
  3. Saanen goat
  4. Saanen goats
  5. Saanens
  6. Saanich
  7. Saaniches
  8. Saanichton
  9. Saanichtons
  10. Saanvi
  11. saar

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