Snoqualmie

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noun

A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Snoqualmie and Skykomish river valleys of central Washington.

OriginLushootseed sdukʷalbixʷ →
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Meanings

nounSnoqualmie (plural Snoqualmie or Snoqualmies)

plural Snoqualmies · alternative Snuqualmie · alternative Snoqualmoo

  1. A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Snoqualmie and Skykomish river valleys of central Washington.
proper noun

alternative Snuqualmie · alternative Snoqualmoo

  1. The dialect of Southern Lushootseed spoken by the Snoqualmie people.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Snoqualmie Indian Tribe.
  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Snoqualmie River.
  4. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Snoqualmie Pass.
  5. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Snoqualmie Mountain.
  6. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Snoqualmie Falls.
  7. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of The Summit at Snoqualmie, a ski resort located at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.
  8. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Snoqualmie Casino, a casino with additional entertainment, dining, and meeting facilities, owned and operated by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in Snoqualmie, Washington on its reservation territory.

Origin

  1. Lushootseedsdukʷalbixʷ“people of the moon”
  2. EnglishSnoqualmie

Anglicization of Lushootseed sdukʷalbixʷ (“people of the moon”), the autonym of the Snoqualmie people, a proper noun derived from Lushootseed sɬukʷalb (“moon”). In early maps of the Pacific Northwest, the indigenous etymon was anglicized as "Snoqualmoo", a spelling no longer used.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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