Salish

Meanings

nounSalish pl (plural only)

pluralplural onlyA broad ethnolinguistic indigenous group native to North America, the Salish peoples.
Muriel said that the garden was ancient and had been cultivated by the Salish for generations, but now few people harvested there, which was a pity because the gardens benefited by frequent harvesting.
2013, Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being, Canongate Books (2019), page 199
1. datedpluralplural onlyThe Bitterroot Salish people specifically.

proper noun

Any of the family of languages spoken by these peoples.

adjectiveSalish (not comparable)

not comparableSynonym of Salishan (“of or relating to the Salish people or their languages”).
Synonyms: Salishan

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of Salishan (“of or relating to the Salish people or their languages”).

Similar

Salishan

More synonyms by meaning

nouna family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada

Similar

Salishan

Broader

Mosan

Also see

salishan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

flaséliš“Salish”
EnglishSalish

From Montana Salish séliš (“Salish”).

More words from fla

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Translations

French salishe, salishen

salishenoun
salishenadjective
salishienadjective
salishienneadjective

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Salish

femalish

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Cite this entry

APA

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MLA

“Salish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Salish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salish.

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