Kamloops

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English

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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 in 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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French

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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. Ellipsis of lac Kamloops.: Kamloops Lake (a lake in British Columbia, Canada)
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