Pend d'Oreille

noun

A member of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.

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Kalispel
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Meanings

nounPend d'Oreille (plural Pend d'Oreilles or Pend d'Oreille)

plural Pend d'Oreilles

  1. A member of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.

    Synonyms: Kalispel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.

Similar
Kalispel
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kalispel

Origin

  1. French[Term?]
  2. EnglishPend d'Oreille

From French [Term?] (literally “hangs from ear”), a term introduced by French-speaking colonists and traders in reference to the large shell earrings worn by these people.

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APA

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

MLA

“Pend d'Oreille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pend%20d'Oreille. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pend d'Oreille,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pend%20d'Oreille.

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