Sumas

Synonym of Suma; the Suma people

Proper noun abbreviation, alt of

  1. A placename:

    1. Ellipsis of Sumas Lake: a former lake in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States, which was drained to create Sumas Prairie.

    2. Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie:

      A flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States.

    3. Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie:

      A district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

      Synonyms: District of Sumas Sumas District

    4. A river in the Fraser Lowland region, whose headwaters originate on American Sumas and flows through British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States; in full, Sumas River.

    5. Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain:

      Ellipsis of American Sumas: a mountain in the Skagit Range, Whatcom County, Washington, United States.

    6. Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain:

      Ellipsis of Canadian Sumas: a mountain in British Columbia, Canada.

    7. Ellipsis of Sumas Peak: a peak on Canadian Sumas Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.

    8. Ellipsis of District of Sumas: a former district of British Columbia, Canada in the Fraser Lowland, that was merged into Abbotsford; now called Sumas Prairie.

    9. A former district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, that was merged into the city of Abbotsford.

    10. A city in Whatcom County, Washington state, United States.

  2. Ellipsis of Sumas First Nation, a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada.
  3. Ellipsis of Sumas Indian Band, a band government governing the Sumas First Nation.

Origin

From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake.

Forms

Smess Shemotch

Derived

American Sumas Canadian Sumas Chilliwack-Sumas District of Sumas Sumas Canal Sumas District Sumas First Nation Sumas-Huntingdon Sumas Indian Band Sumas Lake Sumas Mountain Sumas Peak Sumas Prairie Sumas River Upper Sumas Upper Sumas 6

Proper noun Entry 2

  1. Synonym of Suma; the Suma people

    1. the Suma-Jumano

    2. the Suma of the Gbaya people

Origin

From Suma + -s.

Proper noun form of, plural

  1. plural of Suma