Coeur d'Alene

US/kɜɹdəˈleɪn/

noun

A Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.

OriginFrench Cœur →
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Meanings

nounCoeur d'Alene pl (plural only)

alternative Coeur d'Alêne · alternative Cœur d'Alene · alternative Cœur d'Alêne

  1. pluralplural onlyA Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.
proper noun

alternative Coeur d'Alêne · alternative Cœur d'Alene · alternative Cœur d'Alêne

  1. The Salishan language spoken by these people.
  2. A city, the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.
adjectiveCoeur d'Alene (not comparable)

alternative Coeur d'Alêne · alternative Cœur d'Alene · alternative Cœur d'Alêne

  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language.

Origin

  1. FrenchCœur
  2. EnglishCoeur d'Alene

From French Cœur d’Alêne, literally “awl heart”. The people were allegedly so called because they had a reputation for shrewdness.

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Translations

French Cœur d'Alène, cœur d'alène
  • Cœur d'Alèneethnic group
  • cœur d'alènelanguage
Russian кёр-д’але́н
  • кёр-д’але́н (kjor-d’alén)language
Spanish coeur d'alene, coeur d'alene
  • coeur d'aleneethnic group
  • coeur d'alenelanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Coeur d'Alene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coeur%20d'Alene

MLA

“Coeur d'Alene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coeur%20d'Alene. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coeur d'Alene,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coeur%20d'Alene.

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