Salish

Definitions of Salish
  1. noun
    a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America
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    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
  2. noun
    a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
    synonyms: Salishan
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    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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