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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chehalis

/ʃəˈheɪlɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
chehalis
IPA
/ʃəˈheɪlɪs/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Native American people of Western Washington State.

name

Either of the two Tsamosan languages spoken by this people, Upper Chehalis and Lower Chehalis.

name

A city, the county seat of Lewis County, Washington, United States.

name

A river in Washington, United States, flowing into the Pacific Ocean.

noun

A Native American people of the Lower Mainland, British Columbia.

name

A small community in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada.

name

A river in British Columbia, Canada, flowing into the Harrison River.

noun

The sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).

Etymology

From Lower Chehalis C̓x̣íl̕əš (“Westport, Washington”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: C̓x̣íl̕əš, Stsʼaʼí:les

Inflected Forms

Chihalis (alternative)

Synonyms

Sts'Ailes

Rhymes With

frontalis temporalis occipitalis mentalis nasalis vocalis occipitofrontalis orbitalis lingualis ansa cervicalis

Questions

How do you pronounce chehalis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈheɪlɪs/.
What does chehalis mean?
A Native American people of Western Washington State.
Where does chehalis come from?
From Lower Chehalis C̓x̣íl̕əš (“Westport, Washington”).

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