Snohomish
Snohomish noun: a member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States. Also the ellipsis of Snohomish River.
Noun
Snohomish (plural Snohomish or Snohomishes)
- A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States.
- It was said that the Snuqualmi and Snohomish had no war dance (sqwā'tsᴇb). Yet at the time of the big potlatch in the autumn the Snohomish performed their war dance and each of the tribes that had been invited did the same. In their war dance the Snohomish sang:1930 September, Hermann Haeberlin, Erna Gunther, “The Indians of Puget Sound”, in University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, volume 4, number 1, Seattle: University of Washington Press...
Proper noun
Snohomish
- An indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States.
- It was said that the Snuqualmi and Snohomish had no war dance (sqwā'tsᴇb). Yet at the time of the big potlatch in the autumn the Snohomish performed their war dance and each of the tribes that had been invited did the same. In their war dance the Snohomish sang:1930 September, Hermann Haeberlin, Erna Gunther, “The Indians of Puget Sound”, in University of Washington Publications in Anthropology, volume 4, number 1, Seattle: University of Washington Press...
- The dialect of Northern Lushootseed spoken by the Snohomish people.
- A city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States, located on the Snohomish River near Puget Sound.
Also used as
Snohomish is also the ellipsis of Snohomish River.
Snohomish is also the ellipsis of Snohomish County.
Forms of Snohomish
| plural | Snohomish |
|---|---|
| plural | Snohomishes |
Origin of Snohomish
Anglicization of Lushootseed sduhubš, the autonym of the Snohomish people, a proper noun derived from Lushootseed stubš (“man”). The exact meaning of the indigenous autonym is debated even among the Snohomish today, but the usual interpretation is that of "man" in the plural, i.e. "men" or "many men".
Words formed from Snohomish
Questions about Snohomish
- What does Snohomish mean?
- Snohomish means a member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Puget Sound area of Washington, United States.
- What part of speech is Snohomish?
- Snohomish can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of Snohomish?
- The plural of Snohomish is Snohomish.
Words near Snohomish in the dictionary
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