Squaw Valley

proper noun

A basin in Fresno County, California, United States.

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Olympic ValleyCedar ValleyCorral ValleySmoke Creek Valley OpeningTosa Wihi Hunu'uLowrey Run ValleyBeyem Seyo ValleyYokuts Basin
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. proscribedA basin in Fresno County, California, United States.
  2. datedA census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States, named after this basin.

    To go to Squaw Valley, instead of taking Route 267 continue on around the lake a bit to Tahoe City and pick up Highway 89, which will enter the Olympic Valley. After it leaves Squaw Valley, Route 89 will meet up with I-80 just west of Truckee.

    1994, Corey Sandler, Econoguide to Las Vegas, Longmeadow Press, via Newspapers.com, →ISBN, page 223
  3. proscribedA valley in the Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California, United States.

    Synonyms: Olympic Valley

  4. proscribedA ski resort in Placer County, California, United States, named after this valley.
  5. historicalThe 1960 Winter Olympics, held at the ski resort.
  6. datedinformalAn unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States, named after the ski resort.
  7. proscribedA valley in the Siskiyou Mountains, Curry County, Oregon, United States.

    Synonyms: Cedar Valley

  8. proscribedA valley in Lassen County, California, United States.

    Synonyms: Corral Valley

  9. proscribedA valley opening in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

    Synonyms: Smoke Creek Valley Opening

  10. proscribedA basin in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

    Synonyms: Tosa Wihi Hunu'u

  11. proscribedA valley in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Synonyms: Lowrey Run Valley

  12. proscribedA valley in Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States.
  13. proscribedA valley in Plumas County, California, United States.

    Synonyms: Beyem Seyo Valley

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA valley in the Sierra Nevada, Placer County, California, United States.

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Olympic Valley

proper nounA valley in the Siskiyou Mountains, Curry County, Oregon, United States.

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Cedar Valley

proper nounA valley in Lassen County, California, United States.

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Corral Valley

proper nounA valley opening in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.

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Smoke Creek Valley Opening

proper nounA basin in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

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Tosa Wihi Hunu'u

proper nounA valley in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Lowrey Run Valley

proper nounA valley in Plumas County, California, United States.

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Beyem Seyo Valley

basin in Fresno County

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Yokuts Basin

census-designated place in Fresno County

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Yokuts Valley

ski resort in Placer County

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Palisades Tahoe

Galena Valley

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valley in Pend Oreille County
Also see
olympic valley

Origin

From squaw + valley.

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Cite this entry
APA

Squaw Valley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Squaw%20Valley

MLA

“Squaw Valley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Squaw%20Valley. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Squaw Valley,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Squaw%20Valley.

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