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Sumas
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sumas sumás
English
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Pronunciation
en
Etymology 1
From en hur Semá:th, from hur semá:th big level opening, for the lowland area surrounding en Sumas Lake.
Alternative forms
en Smess Shemotch
Proper noun
A placename:
en @ellipsis of:Sumas Lake former lake in the r:suf/Fraser Lowland shared between p/British Columbia c/Canada and co:also/Whatcom County s/Washington c/USA which was drained to create Sumas Prairie.
en Sumas Prairie:
en flatland in the r:suf/Fraser Lowland shared between p/British Columbia c/Canada and co:also/Whatcom County s/Washington c/USA.
en district city/Abbotsford p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en former name District of Sumas Sumas District
en Sumas River river in the r:suf/Fraser Lowland whose headwaters originate on American Sumas and flows through p/British Columbia c/Canada and co:also/Whatcom County s/Washington c/USA.
en Sumas Mountain:
en @ellipsis of:American Sumas mountain in the range/Skagit Range co/Whatcom County s/Washington c/USA.
en @ellipsis of:Canadian Sumas mountain p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en @ellipsis of:Sumas Peak peak on mountain:Suf/Canadian Sumas p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en @ellipsis of:District of Sumas former district p/British Columbia c/Canada in the r/Fraser Lowland that was merged into city/Abbotsford ; now called Sumas Prairie.
en former district municipality p/British Columbia c/Canada that was merged into the city of Abbotsford.
en city co/Whatcom County s:suf/Washington c/USA.
en Sumas First Nation a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada.
en Sumas Indian Band a band government governing the Sumas First Nation.
Derived terms
en Sumas Canal Sumas District District of Sumas Sumas Prairie Sumas Lake Sumas River Sumas Mountain Sumas Peak American Sumas Canadian Sumas Sumas First Nation Sumas Indian Band Upper Sumas Upper Sumas 6 Chilliwack-Sumas Sumas-Huntingdon
Translations
French: fr Sumas
Halkomelem: hur Semá:th
Nooksack: nok Semáts
Etymology 2
From en Suma s.
Proper noun
en Suma; the en Suma people
the Suma-Jumano
the Suma of the Gbaya people
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Suma