"Spokane" meaning in English

See Spokane in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /spoʊˈkæn/ (note: in Washington) Audio: En-us-Spokane.ogg [US]
Etymology: A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently Sun children, children of the Sun, or muddy people. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of Spoqe'ind, meaning round head. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Spokane
  1. The language of the Spokane tribe, a member of the Salish (or Salishan) language family. Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Spokane-en-name-IVXbKPmv Disambiguation of Languages: 44 15 22 20
  2. A large city, the county seat of Spokane County, Washington. Categories (place): Cities in Washington, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Spokane-en-name-i5IF~-4i Categories (other): County seats of Washington, USA
  3. Any of various other places in the United States. Categories (place): Native American tribes
    Sense id: en-Spokane-en-name-I-~Rrapp Disambiguation of Native American tribes: 1 3 76 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Spokane County, Spokane Valley Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Spokane terms

Noun

IPA: /spoʊˈkæn/ (note: in Washington) Audio: En-us-Spokane.ogg [US]
Etymology: A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently Sun children, children of the Sun, or muddy people. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of Spoqe'ind, meaning round head. Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Spokane pl (plural only)
  1. A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-Spokane-en-noun-NH1fKyGu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 9 12 69 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 11 12 30 47

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