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Sc'ianew

Sc'ianew is the alternative form of Scia'new.

Meaning of Scia'new

Noun

Scia'new pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) An indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
    • With this partnership the band can look at about four jobs initially, but with the opportunity for more further down the road. He said that with any jobs and training the Scia’new would have first right of refusal and that is crucial for the small band.2012 May 8, Pirjo Raits, “Scia'new First Nation looks at aquaculture business”, in Sooke News Mirror
    Synonyms:
    Beecher Bay

Origin of Sc'ianew

From Saanich SC'IȺNEW̱.

Questions about Sc'ianew

What is Sc'ianew the alternative form of?
Sc'ianew is the alternative form of Scia'new.

Words near Sc'ianew in the dictionary

  1. SbW
  2. SBX
  3. sby
  4. Sbârcioara
  5. sc
  6. Sc'ianew
  7. SC'IȺNEW̱
  8. sc.
  9. Sc.B.
  10. Sc.D.
  11. Sc.M.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Sc'ianew (page history and authors); Scia'new (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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