Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern British Columbia, Canada, northeast of Vancouver. It was founded as a trading post in 1812 and settled by gold seekers in the 1850s.
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Examples
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BC Book Prizes contacts schools directly and typically alternates between two schools in Kamloops one year and two schools in Kelowna the next.
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My understanding, as TRU alumni and resident of Kamloops, is that the Interior needs more representation in the field of Law.
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My husband applied for a job in Kamloops, B.C. and went for the interview yesterday.
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BC Book Prizes contacts schools directly and typically alternates between two schools in Kamloops one year and two schools in Kelowna the next.
March 2009 2009
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The lecture in Kamloops had already begun and I was disappointed not to see them there.
Gift Dave Hingsburger 2007
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For two days in Kamloops and for an afternoon in Prince George I talked about rights with people with intellectual disabilities.
the next day Dave Hingsburger 2007
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An inland form of redband trout native to lakes in British Columbia is known as Kamloops trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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An inland form of redband trout native to lakes in British Columbia is known as Kamloops trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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An inland form of redband trout native to lakes in British Columbia is known as Kamloops trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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An inland form of redband trout native to lakes in British Columbia is known as Kamloops trout.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
alexz commented on the word Kamloops
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'On our first day we are aboard the train for 10 hours, covering 285 miles: our destination, a small town called Kamloops, derived from the Shuswap Native Canadian word "I Kemlups" meaning "meeting of the waters". It refers to the junction of the North and South Thompson Rivers. '
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/journeysbyrail/7527639/Canadas-Rocky-Mountaineer-train-ride.html
November 4, 2016