Meanings
chehalis1
- The sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).
Chehalis2
alternative Chihalis
- pluralplural onlyA Native American people of Western Washington State.
alternative Chihalis
- Either of the two Tsamosan languages spoken by this people, Upper Chehalis and Lower Chehalis.
- A city, the county seat of Lewis County, Washington, United States.
- A river in Washington, United States, flowing into the Pacific Ocean.
Chehalis3
alternative Chihalis
- pluralplural onlyA Native American people of the Lower Mainland, British Columbia.
Synonyms: Sts'Ailes
alternative Chihalis
- A small community in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.
- A river in British Columbia, Canada, flowing into the Harrison River.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Native American people of the Lower Mainland, British Columbia.
Origin
Chehalis · noun, proper noun
- Lower ChehalisC̓x̣íl̕əš“Westport, Washington”
- EnglishChehalis
From Lower Chehalis C̓x̣íl̕əš (“Westport, Washington”).
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Full word history & related roots →Chehalis · noun, proper noun
- HalkomelemStsʼaʼí:les
- EnglishChehalis
From Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les (the name of a village, literally “beating heart”). Doublet of Sts'Ailes.
More words from Halkomelem
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Rhymes with chehalis
Cite this entry
chehalis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chehalis
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