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Sumas

Sumas proper noun: a flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Also the ellipsis of Sumas Lake.

Proper noun (1)

Sumas

  1. A flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
  2. A district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
    Synonyms:
    District of Sumas, Sumas District
  3. A river in the Fraser Lowland region, whose headwaters originate on American Sumas and flows through British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States; in full, Sumas River.
  4. A former district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, that was merged into the city of Abbotsford.
  5. A city in Whatcom County, Washington state, United States.

Proper noun (2)

Sumas

  1. the Suma-Jumano
  2. the Suma of the Gbaya people

Also used as

Sumas is also the ellipsis of Sumas Lake.

Sumas is also the ellipsis of American Sumas.

Sumas is also the ellipsis of Canadian Sumas.

Sumas is also the ellipsis of Sumas Peak.

Sumas is also the ellipsis of District of Sumas.

Sumas is also the ellipsis of Sumas First Nation.

Synonyms of Sumas

  • District of Sumas
  • Sumas District

Forms of Sumas

alternative formSmess
alternative formShemotch

Origin of Sumas

From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.

From Suma + -s.

Words formed from Sumas

  • American Sumas
  • Canadian Sumas
  • Chilliwack-Sumas
  • District of Sumas
  • Sumas Canal
  • Sumas District
  • Sumas First Nation
  • Sumas-Huntingdon
  • Sumas Indian Band
  • Sumas Lake
  • Sumas Mountain
  • Sumas Peak
  • Sumas Prairie
  • Sumas River
  • Upper Sumas
  • Upper Sumas 6

Questions about Sumas

What does Sumas mean?
Sumas means a flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
What part of speech is Sumas?
Sumas is a proper noun.

Words near Sumas in the dictionary

  1. sumanene
  2. Sumangga
  3. Sumans
  4. Sumapang Matanda
  5. sumarotene
  6. Sumas
  7. Sumas Prairie
  8. sumat
  9. Sumatra
  10. Sumatra leaf
  11. Sumatran

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