Quileute

noun

Quil·​e·​ute

variants or Quillayute

¦kwilə¦yüt

plural Quileute or Quileutes or Quillayute or Quillayutes

1

a

: a Chimakuan people of the western part of the state of Washington

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Quileute people

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