Coeur d'Alene

See also: Coeur d'Alêne, Cœur d'Alene, and Cœur d'Alêne

English

Alternative forms

  • Coeur d'Alêne (obsolete), Cœur d'Alene (obsolete), Cœur d'Alêne (obsolete)

Etymology

From French cœur (“heart”) + d’ (“of”) + alêne (“awl”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Coeur d'Alene pl (plural only)

  1. An Indigenous Native American ethnic group of northern Idaho.

Proper noun

Coeur d'Alene

  1. The Salishan language spoken by these people.
  2. A city, the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States.

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Adjective

Coeur d'Alene (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Coeur d'Alene people or language.

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