Ahousaht

noun

Ahou·​saht

ə-ˈhau̇-ˌsät

plural Ahousaht or Ahousahts

1

: a Nootka people of Vancouver Island

2

: a member of the Ahousaht people

Word History

Etymology

Nootka ʽa·ḥu·sʔatḥ, from ʽa·ḥu·s, inlet of Clayoquot Sound on Vargas Island, British Columbia + -ʔatḥ, element meaning "(those) residing at"

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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