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saltchuck — Canadian Slang In British Columbia, the chuck is a reference to water, usually the straits and other inland waters between Vancouver and Vancouver Island from the Chinook Jargon and commonly used in marine English and in weather forecasts, e.g.,… … English dialects glossary
saltchuck — salt•chuck [[t]ˈsɔltˌtʃʌk[/t]] n. Northw. U.S., Can. 1) can. the ocean 2) any body of salt water • Etymology: 1855–60; Esalt+ Chinook Jargonchuckwater … From formal English to slang
saltchuck — saltˈchuck noun (Can) A body of salt water • • • Main Entry: ↑salt … Useful english dictionary
Chinook Jargon use by English-language speakers — British Columbian English and Pacific Northwest English have several words still in current use which are loanwords from the Chinook Jargon, which was widely spoken throughout the Pacific Northwest by all ethnicities well into the middle of the… … Wikipedia
Canadian English — (CanE, en CA) [en CA is the language code for Canadian English , as defined by ISO standards (see ISO 639 1 and ISO 3166 1 alpha 2) and Internet standards (see IETF language tag).] is the variety of English used in Canada. More than 26 million… … Wikipedia
Chinook Jargon — chinuk wawa, wawa, chinook lelang, lelang Spoken in Canada, United States Region Pacific Northwest (Interior and Coast) Native speakers – Language fami … Wikipedia
Pacific Northwest English — is a dialect of the English language spoken in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest, defined as an area that includes part of the northwest coast of the United States and the west coast of Canada, is home to a highly diverse populace,… … Wikipedia
West/Central Canadian English — The West/Central Canadian English dialect is one of the largest and most homogeneous dialect areas in North America, ranging from Ontario, through the Prairie Provinces to British Columbia. It forms a dialect continuum with the accent in the… … Wikipedia
List of Chinook Jargon placenames — The following is a listing of placenames from the Chinook Jargon, generally from the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon Territory and the American states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Some outliers… … Wikipedia
Histoire De La Colombie-Britannique — àLa Colombie Britannique est la province la plus occidentale du Canada. Elle a joint la confédération canadienne le 20 juillet 1871. Sommaire 1 Avant la colonisation 1.1 Les Autochtones de la côte du Nord Ouest de l Amérique et la région du… … Wikipédia en Français
