Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from Squamish.
Syexwáliya (Ann Whonnock), elder in residence at SFU's Indigenous Student Centre and an elected councillor of Squamish Nation, said the campus traditionally is where the four nations would gather for resources and medicines, "especially for the Arbutus bark."
2026 September 16, Edzi'u Loverin, “Simon Fraser University campus receives Indigenous place names in 2 languages”, in CBC News
Origin
- SquamishSyexwáliya
- EnglishSyexwáliya
Unadapted borrowing from Squamish Syexwáliya.
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APA
Syexwáliya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syexw%C3%A1liya
MLA
“Syexwáliya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syexw%C3%A1liya. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Syexwáliya,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Syexw%C3%A1liya.
Source: Syexwáliya on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.