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Snoqualmie

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Snoqualmie

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Anglicization of Lushootseed sdukʷalbixʷ (“people of the moon”), the autonym of the Snoqualmie people, a proper noun derived from Lushootseed sɬukʷalb (“moon”). In early maps of the Pacific Northwest, the indigenous etymon was anglicized as "Snoqualmoo", a spelling no longer used.

noun Snoqualmie · Snoqualmies · Snuqualmie · Snoqualmoo

  1. A member of an indigenous Coast Salish people of North America native to the Snoqualmie and Skykomish river valleys of central Washington.

proper noun Snuqualmie · Snoqualmoo

  1. The dialect of Southern Lushootseed spoken by the Snoqualmie people.
  2. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
  3. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Snoqualmie River
  4. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Pass
  5. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Mountain
  6. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Falls
  7. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of The Summit at Snoqualmie, a ski resort located at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.
  8. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Snoqualmie Casino, a casino with additional entertainment, dining, and meeting facilities, owned and operated by the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe in Snoqualmie, Washington on its reservation territory.

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@misc{snoqualmie_2026,
  title = {Snoqualmie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/snoqualmie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}