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Spokane en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /spoʊˈkæn/ in Washington
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.

Spokane en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /spoʊˈkæn/ in Washington
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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”).

Meanings

  1. The language of the Spokane tribe, a member of the Salish (or Salishan) language family.
  2. A large city, the county seat of Spokane County, Washington.
  3. A tributary of the Columbia River in Washington and Idaho.
  4. Any of various other places in the United States.

Deriveds

Spokane County · Spokanite · Spokane Valley

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Spokane terms