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Meaning of Sooke | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsuːk

Definitions

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

Examples

“A 28-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly setting two fires in the woods near Sooke, B.C.”
“The story was told by the late Cecilia Joe, on the Esquimault Reserve, Victoria, British Columbia. [...] Her retention of the Sooke language was excellent, and her skill was acknowledged by others on the Sooke Reserve.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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