Spokane

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho. plural,plural-only
专有名词
  1. The language of the Spokane tribe, a member of the Salish (or Salishan) language family.
  2. A large city, the county seat of Spokane County, Washington.
  3. A tributary of the Columbia River in Washington and Idaho.
  4. Any of various other places in the United States.

词汇关系

衍生词
Spokane County Spokane Valley Spokanite
相关词
Wiktionary’s coverage of Spokane terms

词源

词源 1
A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently “Sun children”, “children of the Sun”, or “muddy people”. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of Spokane Spoqe'ind (“round head”).
词源 2
A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently “Sun children”, “children of the Sun”, or “muddy people”. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of Spokane Spoqe'ind (“round head”).
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