Definitions for salishˈseɪ lɪʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Sa•lishˈseɪ lɪʃ(n.)(pl.)-lish•es; -lish.
Category: Peoples
Ref: Flathead. 3
a member of any of a number of Salishan-speaking peoples of the Columbia and Fraser river drainage basins. the languages of these peoples.
Category: Peoples
Category: Peoples
Ref: Salishan.
Origin of Salish:
< Southern Interior Salish séˀliš
Princeton's WordNet
Salish, Salishan(noun)
a family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
Salish(noun)
a member of a group of North American Indians speaking a Salishan language and living on the northwest coast of North America
Wiktionary
Salish(ProperNoun)
an indigenous group in Montana, the Bitterroot Salish, whose name was extended by linguists to refer to all related languages and peoples
Salish(ProperNoun)
an adjective referring to one of two groups of indigenous peoples peoples of the Pacific Northwest, a region spanning the northwestern United States and British Columbia
Salish(ProperNoun)
a member of one of these groups
Salish(ProperNoun)
the family of languages of these people, which is subdivided into Coast Salish and Interior Salish
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