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Tsleil-Waututh

Tsleil-Waututh noun: a First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.

Noun

Tsleil-Waututh sg or pl

  1. (plural, singular) A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
    • Candace Thomas, a Tsleil-Waututh artist, provided the design for the crosswalk which now spans the intersection of Dollarton Highway and Sleil-Waututh Road. It depicts a thunderbird embracing both residential school survivors and missing and murdered Indigenous women, according to the news release.2025 September 25, Edzi'u Loverin, “Every Child Matters crosswalk at Tsleil-Waututh Nation one of several to be unveiled in Metro Vancouver”, in CBC News
    Synonyms:
    səlilwətaɬ

Synonyms of Tsleil-Waututh

Origin of Tsleil-Waututh

From Halkomelem səlilwətaɬ.

Questions about Tsleil-Waututh

What does Tsleil-Waututh mean?
Tsleil-Waututh means a First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
What part of speech is Tsleil-Waututh?
Tsleil-Waututh is a noun.

Words near Tsleil-Waututh in the dictionary

  1. tsktsked
  2. tsktsking
  3. tsktsks
  4. TSL
  5. TSLA
  6. Tsleil-Waututh
  7. TSLP
  8. TSLPs
  9. TSM
  10. TSMC
  11. TSMV

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