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Lillooet

noun
Lil·​loo·​et | \ˈliləwə̇t, -ˌwet\
plural Lillooet or Lillooets

Definition of Lillooet 

1a : a Salishan people of the Fraser river valley in British Columbia

b : a member of such people

2 : the language of the Lillooet people

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