Snohomish

[ snoh-hoh-mish, snuh- ]

noun

, plural Sno·ho·mish·es, (especially collectively) Sno·ho·mish.

1. a member of a Lushootseed-speaking Indigenous people of Washington State traditionally living around Puget Sound.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Snohomish or their language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Snohomish¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Lushootseed sduhubš

Example Sentences

In 1906 he wrote the narrative part of a history of Skagit and Snohomish counties.

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William H. Bridge, deputy sheriff and Snohomish county jailer, was the next witness.

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At the time of the occurrence I am about to relate, he had a large logging camp about three miles above Snohomish City.

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A party of three from Snohomish claim to have reached the summit by the northeast side in the summer of 1884.

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The White glacier route on the east side was first used in 1885 by a party from Snohomish.

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