Squawmish

noun

Squaw·​mish

variants or Squamish

ˈskwȯmish

plural Squawmish or Squawmishes or Squamish or Squamishes

1

a

: a Salishan people of the British Columbia coast opposite Vancouver Island

b

: a member of such people

2

: the language of the Squawmish people

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