Kamloops

English

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.

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Translations

French

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)