KWAKIUTL

Meaning of KWAKIUTL in English

Kwakiutl BrE AmE ˌkwɑːk i ˈuːt ə l ◂ AmE \ -ˈuːt̬-

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

KWAKIUTL — noun (plural ~) Etymology: ~ kwágut, kwáguʔt, a ~ tribe Date: 1848 a member of an American Indian people of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KWAKIUTL — Northwest Coast Indian people who live along the shores of Vancouver Island, B.C., Can. , and the mainland opposite. They …
Английский словарь Британика
KWAKIUTL — |kwäkē|(y)üd ə l, (ˈ)kwä|k(y)ü- noun ( plural kwakiutl or kwakiutls ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Wakashan people …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KWAKIUTL — /kwah'kee ooht"l/ , n. 1. a member of a North American Indian people of Vancouver Island and the adjacent British …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KWAKIUTL — noun ( plural Kwakiutl ) Etymology: Kwakiutl k w águt, k w águʔt, a Kwakiutl tribe Date: 1848 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KWAKIUTL — [ 'kwα:ˌkjʊt(ə)l ] ■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) 1》 a member of an American Indian people of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
KWAKIUTL — [Kwa.ki.utl] n, pl Kwakiutl (1848) 1: a member of an American Indian people of the Canadian Pacific coast 2: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KWAKIUTL — Indians of the northwest Pacific coast of North America. The Kwakiutl live in British Columbia, Canada, along the shores of …
Britannica English vocabulary
KWAKIUTL — n. Northwest Coast Indian people who live along the shores of Vancouver Island, B.C., Can. , and the mainland opposite. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
KWAKIUTL — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kwä-k ē - ' yü-t ə l, ˌ kwä- ' kyü- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Kwakiutl …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POTLATCH — Ceremonial distribution of property and gifts practiced among the American Indians of the Northwest Pacific coast, particularly the Kwakiutl . …
Английский словарь Британика
NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN — Any member of the North American Indian peoples inhabiting a narrow but rich belt of coastland and offshore islands from …
Английский словарь Британика
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
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Province (pop., 2001: 3,907,738), western Canada. It is bounded by Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Alberta, the Pacific Ocean, and the …
Английский словарь Британика
BOAS, FRANZ — born July 9, 1858, Minden, Westphalia [Germany] died Dec. 22, 1942, New York, N.Y., U.S. German-born U.S. anthropologist. Trained in …
Английский словарь Британика
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
NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN — noun Usage: usually capitalized N&C&I : a member of any of the peoples living along the Pacific coast from northern …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAISLA — ˈhīslə noun ( plural haisla or haislas ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : a Kwakiutl people of British Columbia — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHINA HAT — noun Usage: usually capitalized C&H Etymology: by folk etymology from Kwakiutl Xāexaes : one of the five Indian peoples comprising …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BELLACOOLA — ˌbeləˈkülə noun ( plural bellacoola or bellacoolas ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Kwakiutl Bîlxula 1. a. : a Salishan people …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POTLATCH — (n.) Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial distribution by a …
Английский словарь Webster
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
POTLATCH — /pot"lach/ , n. 1. (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, esp. the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BELLABELLA — /bel'euh bel"euh/ , n. , pl. Bellabellas , ( esp. collectively ) Bellabella for 1. 1. a member of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POTLATCH — add. ·noun hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts. 2. potlatch ·add. ·noun …
Webster English vocab
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
SLAVERY — condition in which one human being is owned by another. A slave was considered in law as property, or chattel, …
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN — Any member of the North American Indian peoples inhabiting a narrow but rich belt of coastland and offshore islands from …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TSONOQWA — [Native American] In Kwakiutl mythology, Tsonoqwa is a member of the Geekumhl family of cannibal giants who live in the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
KWAKWAKALANOOKSIWAE — [Native American] Kwakwakalanooksiwae is the Kwakiutl name for their Hamatsa Raven, considered to be the most important role of the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
HAMATSA — [Native American] The Hamatsa society is the highest ranking Kwakiutl secret society proud to perform the most important Kwakiutl dance …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab

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