Kamloops

English

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.

Derived terms

• Kamloops rainbow trout
• Kamloops trout

Translations

city

• French: Kamloops (fr)
• Marathi: कॅमलूप्स (kĕmlūpsa)

lake

• French: Lac Kamloops
• Marathi: कॅमलूप्स (kĕmlūpsa)

French

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)