"Okanagan" meaning in English

See Okanagan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈokəˌnɑːɡɪn] [Canada] Forms: more Okanagan [comparative], most Okanagan [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Okanagan (comparative more Okanagan, superlative most Okanagan)
  1. Of or relating to the Syilx people.
    Sense id: en-Okanagan-en-adj-t3QYg6~X Categories (other): Native American tribes Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 27 34 10 29

Proper name

IPA: [ˈokəˌnɑːɡɪn] [Canada]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Okanagan
  1. (linguistics, uncountable) A Salish language which arose among the indigenous peoples of the southern Interior Plateau region based primarily in the Okanagan River Basin and the Columbia River Basin. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Colville-Okanagan, n̓səl̓xcin̓, Nsyilxcən, nsyilxcən
    Sense id: en-Okanagan-en-name-WuvSEI~x Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Native American tribes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 45 25 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 38 26 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 40 25 19 Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 27 34 10 29 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. A region of British Columbia, covering the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Okanagan River valley. Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Canada, Places in Canada Synonyms: Okanagan Valley, Okanagan Country
    Sense id: en-Okanagan-en-name-ypw4kMAd Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Canada

Noun

IPA: [ˈokəˌnɑːɡɪn] [Canada] Forms: Okanagans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Okanagan (countable and uncountable, plural Okanagans)
  1. A member of the Syilx people. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: Central Okanagan, North Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen
    Sense id: en-Okanagan-en-noun-Rxq~E6de Categories (other): Native American tribes Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 27 34 10 29

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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