Kamloops

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • city British Columbia (province) Canada (country), located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.
  • ; lake British Columbia (province) Canada (country), located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.

Origin

  • From Shuswap tk'əmlúps ("meeting of the rivers"). A derivation from French Camp des Loups is probably a folk etymology.

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