Samish
Americannoun
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Samishes,
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Samish
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a member of an Indigenous people of northwestern Washington State.
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the Salishan language of the Samish.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Samish
First recorded in 1855–60; from Samish Sʔémǝš, roughly meaning “the people who are there”
Example Sentences
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In separate interviews, Pratt, with Friends of the San Juans, and Samish Indian Nation Chairman Tom Wooten both said the state’s spill response system could use improvement.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
“It is the sacred fingerprint of the ancestors that shaped this place,” said Sam Barr, a Samish tribal citizen and tribal historic preservation office supervisor for the Stillaguamish Tribe.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
They stopped buying imported ingredients, swapping for Ferndale Farmstead and Samish Bay Cheese mozzarella.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
The toppings — like the cacio e pepe pizza with Samish Bay mozzarella, pecorino and plenty of black pepper — are balanced and thoughtful.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
On the south the Lummi adjoin the Samish and other bands of the Skagits, who in language approach the Nisquallies.
From Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi by George Gibbs
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