Snohomish

[ snoh-hoh-mish, snuh- ]

noun,plural Sno·ho·mish·es, (especially collectively) Sno·ho·mish.
  1. a member of a Lushootseed-speaking Indigenous people of Washington State traditionally living around Puget Sound.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Snohomish or their language.

Origin of Snohomish

1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Lushootseed sduhubš

Words Nearby Snohomish

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How to use Snohomish in a sentence

  • In 1906 he wrote the narrative part of a history of Skagit and Snohomish counties.

  • William H. Bridge, deputy sheriff and Snohomish county jailer, was the next witness.

    The Everett massacre | Walker C. Smith
  • At the time of the occurrence I am about to relate, he had a large logging camp about three miles above Snohomish City.

    Memoirs of Orange Jacobs | Orange Jacobs
  • A party of three from Snohomish claim to have reached the summit by the northeast side in the summer of 1884.

    Mount Rainier | Various
  • The White glacier route on the east side was first used in 1885 by a party from Snohomish.

    The Mountain that was 'God' | John H. Williams