Sinixt

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noun

A member of a First Nations people descended from indigenous peoples who lived primarily in what is now the West Kootenay region of British Columbia and the adjacent regions of eastern Washington in the United States.

OriginOkanagan Sn̓ʕaýckstx →
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Meanings

nounSinixt (plural Sinixts or Sinixt)

plural Sinixts

  1. A member of a First Nations people descended from indigenous peoples who lived primarily in what is now the West Kootenay region of British Columbia and the adjacent regions of eastern Washington in the United States.

Origin

  1. OkanaganSn̓ʕaýckstx
  2. EnglishSinixt

From Okanagan Sn̓ʕaýckstx.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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