Nootka

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noun

A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada

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Nootka language
OriginNootka nuutkaa →
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Meanings

nounNootka (plural Nootkas or Nootka)

plural Nootkas

  1. A member of the Nuu-chah-nulth people, an indigenous people from Vancouver Island, Canada
proper noun
  1. The Nuu-chah-nulth language.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna Wakashan language spoken by the Nootka

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Nootka language
Broader
WakashanWakashan language
Also see
nuu-chah-nulth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Nootkanuutkaa“go around”
  2. EnglishNootka

From Nootka nuutkaa (“go around”), a direction given to European explorers reaching Nootka Sound, subsequently misapplied to the location and group.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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