English Explanatory Dictionary

Kamloops

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the seat of the Regional District of Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.
  2. Ellipsis of Kamloops Lake: a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæmlups/

Word forms

Kamloops

Etymology

Borrowed from Shuswap tk'əmlúps (“meeting of the rivers”). A derivation from French Camp des Loups (“Camp of Wolves”) is probably a folk etymology.

Derived words

Kamloops rainbow trout Kamloops trout
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