Meanings
- pluralsingularSynonym of Kwantlen.
The school, like most other public institutions in our province, is located on unsurrendered Indigenous territories, specifically the territories of the q̓íc̓əy̓, q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓, and Semiahmoo Nations.
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She and 24 other educators in the MEd cohort spent only one day in the classroom during the two-year program. The rest of their classes were held in natural settings off-campus that included q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie) and q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen) First Nations lands where they learned from Indigenous elders and experts about the land and land stewardship. They also learned about the long-term impacts of colonial practices such as overfishing.
2019 October 1, Diane Lucow, “MEd grad ready to reinvent her approach to teaching”, in Faculty of Education - Simon Fraser UniversitySynonyms: Kwantlen
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Kwantlen.
Origin
- Halkomelemq̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓
- Englishq̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓
Unadapted borrowing from Halkomelem q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q%CC%93%CA%B7a%3An%CC%93%C6%9B%CC%93%C9%99n%CC%93
“q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q%CC%93%CA%B7a%3An%CC%93%C6%9B%CC%93%C9%99n%CC%93. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q%CC%93%CA%B7a%3An%CC%93%C6%9B%CC%93%C9%99n%CC%93.
Source: q̓ʷa:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.