Kyuquot

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proper noun

Indigenous people to Vancouver Island, part of the Nuu-chah-nulth and the Ḵa:'yu:'k't'h'-Che:ḵ'tles7et'h' First Nation (Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation).

OriginNootka qaay̓uuk̓tḥ →
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Meanings

proper nounKyuquot sg or pl
  1. pluralsingularIndigenous people to Vancouver Island, part of the Nuu-chah-nulth and the Ḵa:'yu:'k't'h'-Che:ḵ'tles7et'h' First Nation (Kyuquot/Cheklesahht First Nation).
  2. pluralsingularUnincorporated settlement located on Kyuquot Sound on northwestern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Origin

  1. Nootkaqaay̓uuk̓tḥ
  2. EnglishKyuquot

From Nootka qaay̓uuk̓tḥ, qaay̓uuk̓ʷatḥ.

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Cite this entry
APA

Kyuquot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyuquot

MLA

“Kyuquot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyuquot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kyuquot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyuquot.

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