Meanings
Sumas1
alternative Smess · alternative Shemotch
- A placename:
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Sumas Lake: a former lake in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States, which was drained to create Sumas Prairie.
- A flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
- A district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
Synonyms: District of Sumas, Sumas District
- A river in the Fraser Lowland region, whose headwaters originate on American Sumas and flows through British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States; in full, Sumas River.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of American Sumas: a mountain in the Skagit Range, Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Canadian Sumas: a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Sumas Peak: a peak on Canadian Sumas Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of District of Sumas: a former district of British Columbia, Canada in the Fraser Lowland, that was merged into Abbotsford; now called Sumas Prairie.
- A former district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, that was merged into the city of Abbotsford.
- A city in Whatcom County, Washington state, United States.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Sumas First Nation, a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Sumas Indian Band, a band government governing the Sumas First Nation.
Sumas2
- pluralplural of Suma
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
Origin
Sumas · proper noun
- HalkomelemSemá:th
- EnglishSumas
From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.
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Cite this entry
Sumas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sumas
“Sumas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sumas. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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