Shuswap
Americannoun
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Also called Secwepemc. a member of a First Nation of interior British Columbia.
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Also called Secwepemctsin. the Salishan language of the Shuswap.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Shuswap
First recorded in 1830–40; Anglicization of Shuswap səxwepmx (also ʃəxʷəpəməxˈtʃin ), a self-designation
Example Sentences
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Honey Williams August told the CBC that she lost her two cats, along with her home and garden near Little Shuswap Lake.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2023
The word Kamloops comes from the English translation of the local First Nations Shuswap saying Tk’emlúps, meaning “where the rivers meet”.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2018
“This is an assertion of their authority in their traditional lands and waters,” after the Cypress Island failure, said a Thursday statement by the chiefs of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2017
A Shuswap accompanied them as guide, and for a few days there was a well-defined game-trail.
From The Cariboo Trail A Chronicle of the Gold-fields of British Columbia by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
Thus the silver form is found in Shuswap, Kamloops, and Nicola lakes, but in the large mountain lakes which have no open communication with the river only the ordinary rainbow is found.
From Fishing in British Columbia With a Chapter on Tuna Fishing at Santa Catalina by Lambert, Thomas Wilson
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