NOOTKA

Meaning of NOOTKA in English

[ 'nu:tkə , 'nʊt- ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of an American Indian people of Vancouver Island, Canada.

2》 the Wakashan language of the ~.

Origin

named after ~ Sound, an inlet on the coast of Vancouver Island.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

NOOTKA — noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: ~ Sound, Vancouver Island Date: 1796 a member of a group of American Indian …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NOOTKA — or (since 1980) Nuu-chah-nulth Any of several bands of Northwest Coast Indian people of southwestern Vancouver Island, B.C., Can. , …
Английский словарь Британика
NOOTKA — ˈnu̇tkə, ˈnüt- noun ( plural nootka or nootkas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Wakashan people of Vancouver …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOOTKA — /nooht"keuh, noot"-/ , n. , pl. Nootkas , ( esp. collectively ) Nootka for 2. 1. a Wakashan language spoken …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NOOTKA — noun ( plural Nootka or Nootkas ) Etymology: Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island Date: 1796 1. : a member of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NOOTKA — [Noot.ka] n, pl Nootka or Nootkas (1841) 1: a member of a Wakashan people inhabiting the West Coast of Vancouver …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NOOTKA — Indians of the Northwest Pacific Coast of North America, located on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island and on Cape …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOOTKA — Nootka BrE AmE ˈnʊt kə ˈnuːt-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NOOTKA — n. or (since 1980) Nuu-chah-nulth Any of several bands of Northwest Coast Indian people of southwestern Vancouver Island, B.C., Can. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NOOTKA — нутка 1) Индейское племя, жившее на о. Ванкувер (Канада) и северо-западе современного штата Вашингтон, в районе мыса Флаттери [Cape Flattery]. Занимались …
NOOTKA — 1. нутка 1) Индейское племя, жившее на о. Ванкувер (Канада) и северо-западе современного штата Вашингтон, в районе мыса Флаттери [Cape …
NOOTKA — n. Pronunciation: ' nu ̇ t-k ə Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Nootka or Nootkas Etymology: Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NOOTKA SOUND — geographical name inlet of the Pacific Canada in SW British Columbia on W coast of Vancouver Island
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NOOTKA SOUND CONTROVERSY — (1790) Dispute between Spain and Britain over ship seizures off the western Canadian coast. Spain seized four British trading ships …
Английский словарь Британика
NOOTKA SOUND CYPRESS — noun see nootka cypress
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOOTKA CYPRESS — noun or nootka sound cypress Usage: usually capitalized N&S Etymology: Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia : yellow cedar 1a
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOOTKA SOUND CONTROVERSY — (1790), dispute over the seizure of vessels at Nootka Sound, an inlet on the western coast of Vancouver Island, that …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOOTKA SOUND — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the western coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, some 168 miles (270 …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOOTKA SOUND CONTROVERSY — (1790) Dispute between Spain and Britain over ship seizures off the western Canadian coast. Spain seized four British trading ships …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WAKASHAN — noun Etymology: Nootka wakaš, interjection used as a shout of approval Date: circa 1895 a family of American Indian languages …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
POTLATCH — I. noun Etymology: Chinook Jargon patlač, from Nootka p̓aλ̄p̓ač Date: circa 1861 a ceremonial feast of the American Indians of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NUU-CHAH-NULTH — also Nuu Chah Nulth noun (plural ~; also Nuu Chah Nulth) Etymology: Nootka nučan'uł, literally, all along the mountains Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAKASHAN — wäˈkashən noun or wa·kash -ˈkash ( plural wakashan or wakashans or wakash or wakashes ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: wakash …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NOOTKAN — -kən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Nootka + English -an : belonging or relating to the Nootka people
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AHT — ˈät noun ( plural aht or ahts ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Nootka : nootka
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AHOUSAHT — əˈhau̇ˌsät noun ( plural ahousaht or ahousahts ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Nootka 1. : a Nootka people of Vancouver …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAKASHAN — /wah kash"euhn, waw"keuh shan'/ , n. a family of American Indian languages spoken in British Columbia and Washington and including …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NUU-CHAH-NULTH — also Nuu Chah Nulth ˌnü-ˈchä-nu̇l ( plural Nuu-Chah-Nulth also Nuu Chah Nulth ) Etymology: Nootka nuča·n'uł, literally, all along the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAKASHAN — [ wa'kaʃ(ə)n ] ■ noun a small family of almost extinct American Indian languages of the northern Pacific coast, including …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OREGON QUESTION — in U.S.-Canadian history, dispute over ownership of the Pacific Northwest involving Spain, Russia, the United States, and Great Britain, all …
Britannica English vocabulary
NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN — Distribution of Northwest Coast Indians. member of any of the aboriginal North American peoples inhabiting a narrow belt of Pacific …
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CHINOOK — Indians of the Northwest Pacific Coast of North America who lived along the lower Columbia River from its mouth to …
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