Snoqualmie

[ snoh-kwawl-mee, snuh- ]

noun

, plural Sno·qual·mies, (especially collectively) Sno·qual·mie

1. a member of a Lushootseed-speaking North American Indian tribe living in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Snoqualmie.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Snoqualmie¹

First recorded in 1890–95 as a geographical term; from a dialect of Lushootseed sdukʷalbixʷ “people of the moon”

Example Sentences

Oatmeal is made with extra-thick-cut Snoqualmie Falls oats, which pack a deep-roasted flavor.

From The Daily Beast

The Northern battalion shall occupy posts on the line of the Snoqualmie from the falls to the eastern slope.

From Project Gutenberg

Just below the town of Snoqualmie appear the wonderful falls of the same name, the "Niagara of the West."

From Project Gutenberg

Snoqualmie was still below, at the foot of the falls, superintending the removal of the other.

From Project Gutenberg

Do you think Snoqualmie goes back to his illahee and leaves his woman behind?

From Project Gutenberg

Now it came to her, dimly at first, then like a flash of fire, that Snoqualmie had slain him.

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