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Snoqualmie

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

The dialect of Southern Lushootseed spoken by the Snoqualmie people.

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Meaning 2

Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Indian Tribe.

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Meaning 3

Ellipsis of Snoqualmie River.

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Meaning 4

Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Pass.

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Meaning 5

Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Mountain.

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Meaning 6

Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Falls.

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Meaning 7

Ellipsis of The Summit at Snoqualmie, a ski resort located at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.

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Meaning 8

Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Casino, a casino with additional entertainment, dining, and meeting facilities, owned and operated by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in Snoqualmie, Washington on its reservation territory.

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Meaning 9

A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Snoqualmie and Skykomish river valleys of central Washington.

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History

Etymology

Anglicization of Lushootseed sdukwalbixw (“people of the moon”), the autonym of the Snoqualmie people, a proper noun derived from Lushootseed sɬukwalb (“moon”). In early maps of the Pacific Northwest, the indigenous etymon was anglicized as "Snoqualmoo", a spelling no longer used.