skagit
skagit Lexical Profile
• noun
North American A fertile valley and county in northwestern Washington state, widely renowned for its agriculture and annual springtime tulip festival.
"We took a weekend road trip up to the Skagit to photograph the vibrant, endless fields of blooming tulips."
North American A major river originating in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, and flowing through northwestern Washington state, USA, into Puget Sound.
North American A member of a Coast Salish Indigenous people historically residing along the Skagit River and Puget Sound area in northwestern Washington state.
"The Skagit have a rich cultural history closely tied to the seasonal salmon runs of the Pacific Northwest rivers."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Lushootseed word 'sqaǰət', the autonym of the Skagit people, a Coast Salish Indigenous group native to the Pacific Northwest Coast.
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