Etymology

Kitsilano

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Today it means: A neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Full definition →

Squamish X̱atsʼalanexw
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The story

  1. Squamish · borrowed fromX̱atsʼalanexw
  2. English todayKitsilano

Named by Charles Hill-Trout, from an anglicisation of the Squamish X̱atsʼalanexw, a personal name, after August Jack Khatsahlano.

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