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salishan

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Sa⋅lish⋅an

  [sey-lish-uhn, sal-ish-]
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–noun
1. a family of American Indian languages including Coeur d'Alêne, Kalispel, and other languages of British Columbia and the northwestern U.S.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of this language family or its speakers.
Origin:
1885–90; Salish + -an
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Sa·lish   (sā'lĭsh)   
n.   pl. Salish or Sa·lish·ans

  1. A family of Native American languages of the northwest United States and British Columbia.

    1. The group of Native American peoples speaking languages of the Salish family.

    2. A member of this group.


[Southern Interior Salish se'lish, Flatheads.]
Sa'lish, Sa'lish·an adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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