Osoyoos

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/ɒˈsuː.juːs//ˈsuː.juːs/

proper noun

A town in Okanagan-Similkameen district, Okanagan Valley, Thompson-Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.

OriginOkanagan Sẁiẁs →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Soyoos

  1. A placename
    1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Osoyoos Lake: a lake in the Okanagan Valley, in southernmost British Columbia, Canada.
    2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Osoyoos Desert: a desert in the Okanagan Valley, in southernmost British Columbia, Canada.
    3. A town in Okanagan-Similkameen district, Okanagan Valley, Thompson-Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada.
    4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Osoyoos Indian Reserve: an Indian reserve in the Okanagan Valley, in southernmost British Columbia, Canada.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Osoyoos Indian Band, a First Nations government.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Osoyoos First Nation, a band of Okanagan First Nations people.

Origin

  1. OkanaganSẁiẁs
  2. EnglishOsoyoos

From o' + Soyoos, literally “of Soyoos”. Blend of Okanagan + Soyoos, from of the Soyoos, from Okanagan Sẁiẁs, from sẁiẁs (“narrowing of the waters”). The "o" represents an "of" and harmonization of toponyms in the Okanagan with a starting "O". It is named for the narrowing at the outlet of Osyoos Lake.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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