rancherie

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noun

A First Nations residential area within an Indian reserve in British Columbia.

OriginFrench rancherie ← Spanish ranchería →
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Meanings

nounrancherie (plural rancheries)

plural rancheries

  1. British ColumbiaA First Nations residential area within an Indian reserve in British Columbia.

Origin

  1. Spanishranchería
  2. Frenchrancherie
  3. Englishrancherie

From French rancherie, from Spanish ranchería. Doublet of rancheria.

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APA

rancherie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rancherie

MLA

“rancherie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rancherie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rancherie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rancherie.

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