Spokane
proper noun
- city in and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States
- county in Washington State, U.S.
- river 120 miles (193 kilometers) long in northern Idaho and eastern Washington flowing from Coeur d'Alene Lake west into the Columbia River
- an indigenous people of Washington State and northern Idaho
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /spoʊˈkæn/
name
Etymology: 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”).
- The language of the Spokane tribe, a member of the Salish (or Salishan) language family.
- A large city, the county seat of Spokane County, Washington.
- A tributary of the Columbia River in Washington and Idaho.
- Any of various other places in the United States.
noun
Etymology: 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”).
- A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.