Snohomishes

English

Noun

Snohomishes

1. (nonstandard) plural of Snohomish

   Synonym: Snohomish

Proper noun

Snohomishes

1. Alternative form of Snohomish
   • 1908 July, Thomas W. Prosch, “Seattle and the Indians of Puget Sound”, in The Washington Historical Quarterly‎^[1], volume 4, number 2, Seattle: University of Washington, →JSTOR, archived from the original on 2020-03-19, page 308:

     Patkanim represented his Indians, the Snoqualmies and Snohomishes; and Goliah the Skagits and others. Leschi and the Nisquallies did not interfere, and it was well for them they did not, as the stronger tribes of the lower Sound would have resented such action, blood would have flown, and the Nisquallies would have been wiped out.

   • 1992, Robert H. Ruby, John A. Brown, A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest (The Civilization of the American Indian Series; 173)‎^[2], Revised edition, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 December 2023, page 212:

     The Snohomishes were sometimes called the Sinahomishes (or Sneomuses). Their name is said to mean "a large number of people" and has also been rendered as "a warrior tribe."

Usage notes

The words Snohomishes and Snohomish are both valid plural forms of Snohomish when used as a noun, and alternative forms of one another when used as a proper noun, but compared to the latter, the former is nonstandard, its usage rarer, usually dating to the late 19th and early 20th century.