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Nooksack

noun
Nook·​sack
variants: or Nooksak \ ˈnu̇kˌsak \ or less commonly Nootsack or Nootsak \ ˈnu̇tˌ-​ , ˈnütˌ-​ \
plural Nooksack or Nooksacks or Nooksak or Nooksaks

Definition of Nooksack

1a : a Salishan people of the Nooksack river valley, Washington
b : a member of such people
2 : the language of the Nooksack people

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