SALISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Salish mean? 

• SALISH (noun)
  The noun SALISH has 2 senses:

1. a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada

2. a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America

  Familiarity information: SALISH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SALISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Salish; Salishan

Hypernyms ("Salish" is a kind of...):

Mosan (a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Salish"):

Skagit (a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Salish" is a kind of...):

Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Salish"):

Chimakum (a member of the Salishan people living in northwestern Washington)

Skagit (a member of the Salish people in northwestern Washington)