Seechelt

noun

See·​chelt

variants or less commonly Sechelt

ˈsēˌshelt

plural Seechelt or Seechelts

1

a

: a Salishan people of southwestern British Columbia

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Seechelt people

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