scia'new
/ˈtʃja.nʊ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An indigenous people of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Example Sentences
- "With this partnership the band can look at about four jobs initially, but with the opportunity for more further down the road. He said that with any jobs and training the Scia’new would have first right of refusal and that is crucial for the small band."
- "The Scia’new First Nation, at Beecher Bay near Sooke, is creating a brighter future for our young people with the creation of a whole new seaside community. We are 51 per cent owners of a development project that will see 600 homes built on 40 hectares of our traditional territory."
Etymology
From Saanich SC'IȺNEW̱.
Word Breakdown
- Root: SC'IȺNEW̱
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
Beecher Bay