English Explanatory Dictionary

Sooke

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Coast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
name
  1. A district municipality on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada.
  2. A river in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
  3. Dialect of the North Straits Salish language spoken by the T'Sou-ke people.

Pronunciation

/ˈsuːk/

Word forms

Sooke

Etymology

Derived from the Klallam name súʔukʷ for the area around Sooke Harbor.

Synonyms

T'Sou-ke
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