Nisqually

American  

[nis-kwawl-ee] / ˌnɪsˈkwɔl i /

noun

• Nisquallies,
  plural
• Nisqually
  plural

1. a member of a Lushootseed-speaking Indigenous people of western Washington State.

2. a river flowing from Mount Rainier through the Cascade Range to Puget Sound. 78 miles (126 km) long.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Nisqually.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Nisquallies
  plural
• Nisqually
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Nisqually

First recorded in 1820–30; from Lushootseed dxwsqwə́li, a place name used by this people on Puget Sound

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Example Sentences

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Nisqually Nisquallies

For example, the rupture that caused the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake in the Pacific Northwest in 2001 started about 32 miles beneath the seafloor.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

The last major ground shakeup happened in the 2001 Nisqually earthquake with a 6.8 magnitude.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

From May 24 through Sept. 2 during peak hours, visitors will need a reservation to enter the Paradise Corridor from either the Nisqually Entrance via Highway 706 or Stevens Canyon Entrance via Highway 123.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

“To understand this fully, you have to understand his dad,” said David Troutt, natural resources director for the Nisqually Tribe.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2024

At the time of my visit, the Nisqually had been annoying state authorities for decades, tenaciously pursuing what they believed to be their right to fish on their ancestral fishing grounds.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

They were found three days later by Nisquallies.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2018

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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