Sumas

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Halkomelem Semá:th, from semá:th (“big level opening”), for the lowland area surrounding Sumas Lake. ==== Alternative forms ==== Smess, Shemotch ==== Proper noun ==== Sumas A placename: 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. Ellipsis of Sumas Prairie: A flatland in the Fraser Lowland region, shared between British Columbia, Canada and Whatcom County, Washington, United States. A district of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. Synonyms: (former name) District of Sumas, Sumas District 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. Ellipsis of Sumas Mountain: Ellipsis of American Sumas: a mountain in the Skagit Range, Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Ellipsis of Canadian Sumas: a mountain in British Columbia, Canada. Ellipsis of Sumas Peak: a peak on Canadian Sumas Mountain, British Columbia, Canada. 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. A former district municipality of British Columbia, Canada, that was merged into the city of Abbotsford. A city in Whatcom County, Washington state, United States. Ellipsis of Sumas First Nation, a tribe of Stahlo people, found in the US Pacific Northwest and the British Columbia Lower Mainland of Canada. Ellipsis of Sumas Indian Band, a band government governing the Sumas First Nation. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Suma +‎ -s. ==== Proper noun ==== Sumas Synonym of Suma; the Suma people the Suma-Jumano the Suma of the Gbaya people ==== Proper noun ==== Sumas plural of Suma