Salish

/ˈseɪlɪʃ/

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
   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, Red Indian

   a dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America
2. noun

   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