Sumas en · PROPN · etymology 1
Etymology
From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Sumas Lake: a former lake in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States, which was drained to create Sumas Prairie.
alt of Sumas Lake
- A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie: ▸ A flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
- A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie: ▸ A district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
- A placename: ▸ A river in the Fraser Lowland region, whose headwaters originate on American Sumas and flows through British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States; in full, Sumas River.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain: ▸ Ellipsis of American Sumas: a mountain in the Skagit Range, Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
alt of American Sumas
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain: ▸ Ellipsis of Canadian Sumas: a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
alt of Canadian Sumas
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of Sumas Peak: a peak on Canadian Sumas Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.
alt of Sumas Peak
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A placename: ▸ Ellipsis of District of Sumas: a former district of British Columbia, Canada in the Fraser Lowland, that was merged into Abbotsford; now called Sumas Prairie.
alt of District of Sumas
- A placename: ▸ A former district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, that was merged into the city of Abbotsford.
- A placename: ▸ A city in Whatcom County, Washington state, United States.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Sumas First Nation, a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada.
alt of Sumas First Nation
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Sumas Indian Band, a band government governing the Sumas First Nation.
alt of Sumas Indian Band
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smess | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Shemotch | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Sumas Peak · Upper Sumas · American Sumas · Sumas Canal · Upper Sumas 6 · Sumas Indian Band · Sumas First Nation · Canadian Sumas · Sumas Prairie · Sumas Mountain · Sumas Lake · District of Sumas · Chilliwack-Sumas · Sumas River · Sumas District · Sumas-Huntingdon
Synonyms
Sumas District · District of Sumas
Translations (3)
nok Semáts (Translations) · hur Semá:th (Translations) · fr Sumas (Translations)