Kamloops

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Canada/ˈkæmlups/

proper noun

A city, the seat of the Regional District of Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.

OriginShuswap tk'əmlúps ← French Camp des Loups →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, the seat of the Regional District of Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Kamloops Lake: a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.

Origin

  1. FrenchCamp des Loups“Camp of Wolves”
  2. Shuswaptk'əmlúps“meeting of the rivers”
  3. EnglishKamloops

Borrowed from Shuswap tk'əmlúps (“meeting of the rivers”). A derivation from French Camp des Loups (“Camp of Wolves”) is probably a folk etymology.

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Translations

French Kamloops, Lac Kamloops
  • Kamloopscity
  • Lac Kamloopslake
Korean 캠루프스, 캠루프스
  • 캠루프스 (kaemrupeuseu)city
  • 캠루프스 (kaemrupeuseu)lake
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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