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The language of the Spokane tribe, a member of the Salish (or Salishan) language family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A large city, the county seat of Spokane County, Washington.
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A tributary of the Columbia River in Washington and Idaho.
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Any of various other places in the United States.
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noun
A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently “Sun children”, “children of the Sun”, or “muddy people”. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of Spokane Spoqe'ind (“round head”).
