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Saanich en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsænɪt͡ʃ/

Meanings

  1. A member of a Native American people from British Columbia.
    • Mount Newton is next on the list of Greater Victoria landmarks that First Nations want to see restored to their traditional names. The Saanich, or Wsanec, tribes know the mountain as Lau,Welnew, which means place of refuge in the Sencoten language. […] “There’s big support for that one in the Saanich Nation because we have always held that mountain sacred,” said Tsawout hereditary chief Eric Pelkey, who spearheaded last week’s march up Mount Douglas to erect a sign bearing the traditional name Pkols. 2013 May 26, Judith Lavoie, “Mount Newton, known as Lau,Welnew to First Nations, next on name-change list”, in Times Colonist:

Forms

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Saaniches Number=Plur lexicographic
Saanich Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

W̱SÁNEĆ

Translations (1)

str W̱SÁNEĆ (Native American people)

Saanich en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsænɪt͡ʃ/

Meanings

  1. The language of this people.
  2. A district municipality on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, named for the Saanich people.

Translations (1)

str SENĆOŦEN (language)