Kamloops
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Etymology
Borrowed from Shuswap tk'əmlúps (“meeting of the rivers”). A derivation from French Camp des Loups (“Camp of Wolves”) is probably a folk etymology.
Proper noun
Kamloops
- A city in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.
- Ellipsis of Kamloops Lake.; A lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.
Derived terms
Translations
lake
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Etymology
Borrowed from English Kamloops. From French Camp des loups (“camp (“camp”)+loup (“wolf”)”). From Shuswap tk'əmlúps (“meeting of the rivers”).
Proper noun
Kamloops ?
- Kamloops (a city in British Columbia, Canada)
- Ellipsis of lac Kamloops.: Kamloops Lake (a lake in British Columbia, Canada)
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