Sumas

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A placename
  • ; a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada
  • ; a band government governing the Sumas First Nation
  • Synonym of Suma; the Suma people
  • Plural of Suma

Origin

  • From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th, for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.
  • Suma + -s

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