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Salish

DEFINITIONS OF: Salish

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n a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America

Types:
Chimakum
a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington
Skagit
a member of the Salish people in northwestern Washington
Type of:
American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived

n a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada

Synonyms:
Salishan
Types:
Skagit
a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit
Type of:
Mosan
a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia
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