Samish
Americannoun
plural
Samishes,plural
Samish-
a member of an Indigenous people of northwestern Washington State.
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the Salishan language of the Samish.
adjective
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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Before the Coast Guard arrived, the Washington state ferry Samish responded and launched its rescue boat.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
With his wife, he’s planning lots of travel to see family; he’s into bowling and pickleball; and he’s become the de facto community chef where he now lives on Samish Island.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024
As a Yup’ik Salmon Person, I know that for coastal tribes, including the Lummi, Samish and Swinomish, wild Pacific salmon are sacred and inextricably tied to cultural, physical, nutritional and spiritual well-being.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023
When tribal leaders “expended our political capital” to help pass the CCA in 2021, “we didn’t realize, no one realized,” what the impact was going to be, said Wooten, the Samish Nation chair.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 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 Gibbs, George
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