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adj
Of or pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
The Salishan language spoken by these people.
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name
A city, the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.
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noun
A Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
a town in the northern panhandle of Idaho; popular resort area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: town
noun
a member of an Amerindian people living in northern Idaho around Coeur d'Alene Lake
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian
History
From French Cœur d’Alêne, literally “awl heart”. The people were allegedly so called because they had a reputation for shrewdness.
Across languages
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