Sooke

Definitions

1. Coast Salish people of southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
   plural, singular
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⟳.”

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