Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Of or like any of the Salish peoples or their languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
name
A family of North American languages spoken by the Salish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Salish
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Mosan
Narrower terms: Skagit
History
From Salish + -an.
