Definitions of Wakashan
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a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language
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types:
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Kwakiutl
a member of the Wakashan people living around Queen Charlotte Sound and on northern Vancouver Island
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Nootka
a member of the Wakashan people living on Vancouver Island and in the Cape Flattery region of northwestern Washington
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type of:
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American Indian, Indian, Red Indian
a member of the race of people living in America when Europeans arrived
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Kwakiutl
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a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington
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synonyms:
Wakashan language
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