Chilcotin

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/t͡ʃɪlˈkoʊtɪn/

proper noun

A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.

OriginChilcotin Tŝinlhqut’in →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tsilhqot'in · alternative Tŝilhqot'in

  1. A region of British Columbia, on the inland lee of the Coast Mountains on the west side of the Fraser River.
  2. The river that drains that region.
  3. A Northern Athabaskan language spoken in British Columbia by the Tsilhqot'in people.
nounChilcotin (plural Chilcotins or Chilcotin)

plural Chilcotins · alternative Tsilhqot'in · alternative Tŝilhqot'in

  1. A Native American from that region.

Origin

  1. ChilcotinTŝinlhqut’in
  2. EnglishChilcotin

Borrowed from Chilcotin Tŝinlhqut’in (literally “river man”).

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APA

Chilcotin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chilcotin

MLA

“Chilcotin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chilcotin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chilcotin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chilcotin.

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