Kamloops

English

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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

1. A city, the seat of the Regional District of Thompson-Nicola, British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.
2. Ellipsis of Kamloops Lake: a lake in British Columbia, Canada, located at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River.

Derived terms

• Kamloops rainbow trout
• Kamloops trout

Translations

city

French: Kamloops (fr) Marathi: कॅमलूप्स (kĕmlūpsa)

lake

French: Lac Kamloops Marathi: कॅमलूप्स (kĕmlūpsa)

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Kamloops

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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 ?

1. Kamloops (a city in British Columbia, Canada)
2. Kamloops (ellipsis of lac Kamloops (= Kamloops Lake): a lake in British Columbia, Canada)