skokomish
skokomish Lexical Profile
• adjective
American Of or relating to the Skokomish people, their Coast Salish culture, or their traditional territories in the Pacific Northwest.
"The museum features an extensive collection of Skokomish basketry and intricately carved cedar artwork."
• noun
American A member of a federally recognized Native American people indigenous to the Hood Canal region of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, United States.
"The Skokomish have continuously inhabited the Hood Canal drainage basin for centuries, maintaining a deep connection to the local waterways."
North American A major river in western Washington state, United States, that flows east and north from the Olympic Mountains into the Hood Canal.
"Heavy winter rainfall in the mountains often causes the Skokomish River to overflow its banks and flood the surrounding valley."
• Rhymes for skokomish
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Twana word 'sqʷuqʷóʔbəš' (anglicized as Skokomish), meaning 'river people', which combines 'sqʷo' (water or river) and the suffix '-bəš' (people of).
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