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Sahaptin

Sahaptin noun: a member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Noun

Sahaptin (plural Sahaptins or Sahaptin)

  1. A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

Proper noun

Sahaptin

  1. The language spoken by the Sahaptin people.
    Synonyms:
    Sahaptian
  2. A family of languages comprising Sahaptin and Nez Perce.
    Synonyms:
    Sahaptian

Synonyms of Sahaptin

Forms of Sahaptin

pluralSahaptins
pluralSahaptin
alternative formShahaptian
alternative formSahaptian

Questions about Sahaptin

What does Sahaptin mean?
Sahaptin means a member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
What part of speech is Sahaptin?
Sahaptin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Sahaptin?
The plural of Sahaptin is Sahaptins.

Words near Sahaptin in the dictionary

  1. Sahalie
  2. Saham Toney
  3. Sahamalaza
  4. Sahaptian
  5. Sahaptians
  6. Sahaptin
  7. Sahaptins
  8. Sahar
  9. Sahara
  10. Sahara Desert
  11. Sahara pump theory

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