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Suquamish

noun
Su·qua·mish | \ səˈkwämish , ˈskw- , -wȯm- \
plural Suquamish or Suquamishes

Definition of Suquamish 

1a : a Salishan people of the area directly west of Puget Sound, Washington

b : a member of such people

2 : a dialect related to Skagit

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