Meanings
- pluralsingularCoast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
Synonyms: T'Sou-ke
- A district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada.
A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly setting two fires in the woods near Sooke, B.C.
2023 May 31, Simon Little, “Woman arrested for ‘intentionally’ setting fires in woods near Sooke, B.C.: police”, in Global News - A river in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
- dialectalDialect of the North Straits Salish language spoken by the T'Sou-ke people.
The story was told by the late Cecilia Joe, on the Esquimault Reserve, Victoria, British Columbia. [...] Her retention of the Sooke language was excellent, and her skill was acknowledged by others on the Sooke Reserve.
2008, Cecilia Joe, Barbara S. Efrat, “The Transformer and the Blind Old Man”, in M. Terry Thompson, Steven M. Egesdal, editor, Salish Myths and Legends: One People's Stories, University of Nebraska, page 119Synonyms: T'Sou-ke
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCoast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
proper nounDialect of the North Straits Salish language spoken by the T'Sou-ke people.
Origin
Derived from the Klallam name súʔukʷ for the area around Sooke Harbor.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Sooke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sooke
“Sooke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sooke. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sooke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sooke.
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