skagit
skagit Lexical Profile
• noun
North American A major river originating in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, and flowing through northwestern Washington state, USA, into Puget Sound.
"Every winter, hundreds of bald eagles gather along the Skagit to feed on spawning chum salmon."
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 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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