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Coeur d'Alene
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Coeur d'Alêne Cœur d'Alene Cœur d'Alêne
English
+ language
+ people
+, Idaho
Alternative forms
en Coeur d'Alêne Cœur d'Alene Cœur d'Alêne obsolete obsolete obsolete
Etymology
From en fr cœur Cœur fr de d’fr alêne Alêne, literally “awl heart”. The people were allegedly so called because they had a reputation for shrewdness.
Pronunciation
en /kɜɹdəˈleɪn/ 1 GA
Noun
p 1
A Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.
Proper noun
1
The Salishan language spoken by these people.
en city/county seat co/Kootenai County s/Idaho c/USA.
Translations
ethnic group
Coeur d'Alene: crd Schitsu'umsh
French: fr Cœur d'Alène m
Spanish: es coeur d'alene m
language
Coeur d'Alene: crd Snchitsu'umshtsn
French: fr cœur d'alène m
Russian: ru кёр-д’але́н m
Spanish: es coeur d'alene m
Adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language.
Translations
pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language
Further reading
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