Salish
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Salish /ˈseɪlɪʃ/
▶noun (pl. same)
- 1 a member of a group of American Indian peoples inhabiting areas of the north-western US and the west coast of Canada.
- 2 the group of related languages spoken by the Salish.
– derivatives
Salishan adjective.
Salishan adjective.
– origin a local name, lit. ‘Flatheads’.
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