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Saaniches

Saaniches is the plural of Saanich.

Meaning of Saanich

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

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Questions about Saaniches

What is Saaniches the plural of?
Saaniches is the plural of Saanich.

Words near Saaniches in the dictionary

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

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