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Sooke

/ˈsuːk/

Sooke noun: coast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Also the dialect of the North Straits Salish language spoken by the T'Sou-ke people.

Noun

Sooke sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) Coast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
    Synonyms:
    T'Sou-ke

Proper noun

Sooke

  1. A district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada.
    • A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly setting two fires in the woods near Sooke, B.C.2023 May 31, Simon Little, “Woman arrested for ‘intentionally’ setting fires in woods near Sooke, B.C.: police”, in Global News
  2. A river in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Also used as

Sooke is also the dialect of the North Straits Salish language spoken by the T'Sou-ke people.

Synonyms of Sooke

Origin of Sooke

Derived from the Klallam name súʔukʷ for the area around Sooke Harbor.

Questions about Sooke

What does Sooke mean?
Sooke means coast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
What part of speech is Sooke?
Sooke can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sooke?
Sooke is pronounced /ˈsuːk/.

Words near Sooke in the dictionary

  1. soojy
  2. sook
  3. Sook Ching
  4. Sookdeo
  5. Sookdeos
  6. Sooke
  7. sooked
  8. Sookie
  9. sookier
  10. sookies
  11. sookiest

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