Okanagan

/ (ˌəʊkəˈnɑːɡən) /

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noun

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)Also (US): Okanogan

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

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

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Words nearby Okanagan

Oji-Cree, ojo caliente, OJT, OK, oka, Okanagan, Okanagan Lake, okapi, Okavango, okay, Okayama

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How to use Okanagan in a sentence

Much attention has been given to fruit raising, especially in the Okanagan valley.
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A plume of aromatic smoke floated across the clearing and Okanagan Bob squatted by the fire.
Northwest!|Harold Bindloss
Okanagan Bob went about with a coal-oil can, and Jimmy drove the red oxen that hauled loads of brush.
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Stannard and Okanagan Bob, who had gone up in the afternoon to look for a line to the high rocks, were not coming yet.
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Douglas calculated Okanagan knew the best stand for a shot and would go right there.
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