Kootenay (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural Koo·te·nays (especially collectively) Koo·te·nay for 1.
  1. a member of an Indigenous people of Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia.
  2. the language of the Kootenay.
  3. a river flowing from southwestern Canada through northwestern Montana and northern Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.
adjective
  1. of or relating to the Kootenay or their language.
noun
  1. a river in W North America, rising in SE British Columbia and flowing south into NW Montana, then north into Idaho before re-entering British Columbia, broadening into Kootenay Lake, then flowing to the Columbia River. Length: 655 km (407 miles)
Kootenay (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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