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British Columbia

Kamloops:
"Meeting of waters" from the word cumcloups (Shuswap)
Penticton: "Place to stay forever" (Salish)
Kelowna: "Grizzly bear" (Salish)
Lax-Kw'alaams: "Place of wild roses" (Tsimshian)
Quatsino: "People of the north country" or "The downstream people" or "People who lived on the other side (of the island)" This name comes from the word koskimo (Kwakwala)
Gwaii Haanas: "Islands of wonder"; Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve (Haida)

Gitwinksihlkw:

"People of the lizard's place" (Nisga'a)

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