Kwantlen

K5W4A1N1T1L1E1N1

noun

Any member of a branch of the Sto꞉lo people living in the Fort Langley and McMillan Island area of British Columbia.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounKwantlen pl (plural only)

alternative q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ · alternative Qw'ó:ntl'an · alternative Qw'ó:ltl'el

  1. pluralplural onlyAny member of a branch of the Sto꞉lo people living in the Fort Langley and McMillan Island area of British Columbia.
    1 more example

    She and 24 other educators in the MEd cohort spent only one day in the classroom during the two-year program. The rest of their classes were held in natural settings off-campus that included q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie) and q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen) First Nations lands where they learned from Indigenous elders and experts about the land and land stewardship. They also learned about the long-term impacts of colonial practices such as overfishing.

    2019 October 1, Diane Lucow, “MEd grad ready to reinvent her approach to teaching”, in Faculty of Education - Simon Fraser University

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Halkomelemq̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓
  2. EnglishKwantlen

Borrowed from Halkomelem q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓.

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APA

Kwantlen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwantlen

MLA

“Kwantlen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwantlen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kwantlen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kwantlen.

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