Quileute
Americannoun
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a member of an Indigenous people of western Washington State.
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the language of the Quileute, also spoken by the Hoh.
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Quileute
First recorded in 1890–95; from Quilleute (a language of the extinct Chimakuan family of languages formerly spoken on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State) kʷoʔlí·yot’, the name of a village at La Push, a small unincorporated community located at the mouth of the Quillayute River in Clallam County, Washington State
Example Sentences
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Some counselors will be working remotely from the Navajo Nation, others will be closer and affiliated with the Quileute Tribe, Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, and Yakama Nation, among others.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
The Quileute Tribe and the Lummi Nation had each moved significant parts of their reservations to safety.
From Slate • May 28, 2022
Sea Shepherd Legal has argued that the Makah can maintain their traditions without killing whales, pointing to a neighboring tribe, the Quileute, that gave up whaling but holds an annual ceremony for whales.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2019
Chas Woodruff, chairman of the Quileute Nation’s Tribal Council, describes the historic find for the tribe as ” the most important, at least in this modern day.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2014
“His dad is one of the Quileute elders.”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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