noun
Spokane
spoh-KAN
noun
1
A Native American people traditionally living in what is now eastern Washington and parts of northern Idaho.
"The museum exhibit told the history of the Spokane people along the river of the same name."
name
1
A major city in eastern Washington state, and the largest city in the region, named after the tribe.
"They drove through Spokane on their way to Glacier National Park."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the Native American people of eastern Washington, or the city named after them.
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Etymology
Likely from the tribe's own name for themselves, possibly meaning "round head," though older sources popularly (and incorrectly) rendered it as "children of the sun."