SALISH


Meaning of SALISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsā-lish ]

noun

Etymology: Flathead dialect of Interior Salish séliš, a self-designation

Date: 1831

1. : a group of American Indian peoples of British Columbia and the northwestern United States

2. : the family of languages spoken by the Salish peoples

• Sa·lish·an -li-shən adjective or noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.