Musqueam

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/ˈmʌskwiəm/

noun

A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.

OriginHalkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm →
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Meanings

nounMusqueam pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.
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    The xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Indian Band has gifted a new name to a street in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood — Musqueamview Street in English and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm in the Nation's hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. […] yəχʷyaχʷələq (Wayne Sparrow), chief of the Musqueam First Nation, spoke at a ceremony that saw Trutch Street renamed to Musqueamview Street in Vancouver on Sept. 30.

    2022 September 30, Akshay Kulkarni, “Musqueam Nation gives gift of new name for Vancouver's former Trutch Street”, in CBC News

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm

Origin

  1. Halkomelemxʷməθkʷəy̓əm
  2. EnglishMusqueam

From Halkomelem xʷməθkʷəy̓əm.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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