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Chehalis¹

  • /ʃəˈheɪlɪs/

Rhymes with -eɪlɪs

Where it comes from

From Lower Chehalis C̓x̣íl̕əš (“Westport, Washington”).

noun Chihalis

  1. plural, plural only A Native American people of Western Washington State.

proper noun Chihalis

  1. Either of the two Tsamosan languages spoken by this people, Upper Chehalis and Lower Chehalis.
  2. A city, the county seat of Lewis County, Washington, United States.
  3. A river in Washington, United States, flowing into the Pacific Ocean.

Chehalis²

  • /ʃəˈheɪlɪs/

Rhymes with -eɪlɪs

Where it comes from

From Halkomelem Stsʼaʼí:les (the name of a village, literally “beating heart”). Doublet of Sts'Ailes.

noun Chihalis

  1. plural, plural only A Native American people of the Lower Mainland, British Columbia.

    Similar: Sts'Ailes

proper noun Chihalis

  1. A small community in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. A river in British Columbia, Canada, flowing into the Harrison River.

chehalis³

noun

  1. The sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).

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@misc{chehalis_2026,
  title = {chehalis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chehalis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}