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Meaning of Musqueam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈmʌskwiəm/

Definitions

A First Nations group in the Canadian province of British Columbia that speaks the Salishan language known as Halkomelem.

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Français musqueam

Examples

“The xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Indian Band has gifted a new name to a street in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood — Musqueamview Street in English and šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm in the Nation's hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. […] yəχʷyaχʷələq (Wayne Sparrow), chief of the Musqueam First Nation, spoke at a ceremony that saw Trutch Street renamed to Musqueamview Street in Vancouver on Sept. 30.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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