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Kootenai
noun Koo·te·nai \ˈkü-tə-ˌnā, -ˌnē\
plural Koo·te·nai or Koo·te·nais
Definition of KOOTENAI
1
: a member of an American Indian people of the Rocky Mountains in both the United States and Canada
2
: the language of the Kootenai people
Variants of KOOTENAI
Koo·te·nai or Ku·te·nai \ˈkü-tə-ˌnā, -ˌnē\
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Origin of KOOTENAI
ultimately from Kootenai ktunaxa, a self-designation of some Canadian Kootenai
First Known Use: 1801
Kootenai
geographical name Koo·te·nai \ˈkü-tə-ˌnā, -tə-nē\
Definition of KOOTENAI
river 407 miles (655 kilometers) SW Canada & NW United States in British Columbia, Montana, & Idaho flowing through Kootenay Lake (65 miles or 104 kilometers long, in British Columbia) into Columbia River
Variants of KOOTENAI
Koo·te·nai or in Canada Koo·te·nay \ˈkü-tə-ˌnā, -tə-nē\
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