Coeur d'Alene

American  

[kur dl-eyn, kawr dl-eyn] / ˌkɜr dlˈeɪn, ˌkɔr dlˈeɪn /

Or Coeur d'Alêne

noun

plural

Coeur d'Alenes,

plural

Coeur d'Alene

1. Also called Schitsu’umsh.  a member of an Indigenous people in northern Idaho and southern Washington State around Coeur d'Alene Lake.

2. Also called Schitsu'umshtsn.  the Salishan language of the Coeur d'Alene.

3. a city in northern Idaho.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Coeur d'Alene or their language.

Etymology

Origin of Coeur d'Alene

First recorded in 1804–06 in the Lewis and Clark expedition; from French Coeur d'Alêne “heart of (an) awl,” of disputed meaning; possibly applied by French traders to a stingy tribal chief, possibly applied by a tribal chief's description of the size of a French trader's heart, or possibly referring to the sharpness of the trading skills of the native people in their dealings with the traders

Example Sentences

"We did lose a Coeur d'Alene firefighter, and we did lose a firefighter from the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue."

From BBC

Residents have been asked to avoid the city of Coeur d'Alene as the suspect is still at large.

From BBC

During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?”

From Salon

We see that in a place like Idaho that we talk about: an LGBTQ+ event in Coeur d'Alene.

From Salon

Jonathan Rivera, a resident of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, illustrates the challenge.

From Reuters