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SALISHAN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A family of Mosan language spoken in northwestern United States and western Canada
Synonyms:
Salish; Salishan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Salishan" is a kind of...):
Mosan (a family of Amerindian languages spoken in Washington and British Columbia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Salishan"):
Skagit (a Salishan dialect spoken by the Skagit)