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Okanagan

British  
/ ˌəʊkəˈnɑːɡən /

noun

  1. Also (US): Okanogan.  a river in North America that flows south from Okanagan Lake in Canada into the Columbia River in NE Washington, US Length: about 483 km (300 miles)

  2. Also: Okanogan.   Okinagan.  a member of a North American Indian people living in the Okanagan River valley in British Columbia and Washington

  3. Also: Okanogan.   Okinagan.  the language of this people, belonging to the Salish family

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Researchers at UBC Okanagan are examining a new air-cleaning device designed to capture airborne pathogens.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

One night in 2003, lightning struck a tree at around 4 a.m., sparking a massive blaze that scorched Okanagan Mountain Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Ryan Reynolds found an offer he couldn’t refuse on a sign from the Okanagan Veterinary Hospital in British Columbia, which offered “free belly rubs” for pets — and for Ryan Reynolds.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024

Researchers at UBC Okanagan are revisiting old building practices -- the use of by-products and cast-offs -- as a way to improve building materials and sustainability of the trade.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

Jimmy remarked that Okanagan had not a rifle.

From Northwest! by Bindloss, Harold