Sumas

From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.

• Smess, Shemotch

Sumas

1. A placename:
   1. Ellipsis of Sumas Lake: a former lake in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States, which was drained to create Sumas Prairie.
   2. Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie:
      1. A flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
      2. A district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

         Synonyms: (former name) District of Sumas, Sumas District

   3. A river in the Fraser Lowland region, whose headwaters originate on American Sumas and flows through British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States; in full, Sumas River.
   4. Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain:
      1. Ellipsis of American Sumas: a mountain in the Skagit Range, Whatcom County, Washington, United States.
      2. Ellipsis of Canadian Sumas: a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.
   5. Ellipsis of Sumas Peak: a peak on Canadian Sumas Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.
   6. Ellipsis of District of Sumas: a former district of British Columbia, Canada in the Fraser Lowland, that was merged into Abbotsford; now called Sumas Prairie.
   7. A former district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, that was merged into the city of Abbotsford.
   8. A city in Whatcom County, Washington state, United States.
2. Ellipsis of Sumas First Nation, a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada.
3. Ellipsis of Sumas Indian Band, a band government governing the Sumas First Nation.

From Suma +‎ -s.

Sumas

1. Synonym of Suma; the Suma people
   1. the Suma-Jumano
   2. the Suma of the Gbaya people

Sumas

1. plural of Suma