Meanings
nounSts'Ailes pl (plural only)
alternative Sts'ailes
- pluralplural onlyA First Nations people in the Lower Mainland of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Synonyms: Chehalis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA First Nations people in the Lower Mainland of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
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Origin
- HalkomelemStsʼaʼí:les
- EnglishSts'Ailes
From Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les (the name of a village, literally “beating heart”). Doublet of Chehalis.
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Sts'Ailes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sts'Ailes
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“Sts'Ailes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sts'Ailes. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sts'Ailes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sts'Ailes.
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