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Shuswap

Shuswap

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A large lake in British Columbia popular for swimming and boating
  • proper noun
: lago Shuswap
  • Have you ever visited Shuswap Lake?
  • Shuswap Lake

Examples

  • The Shuswap Lake is perfect for swimming in the summer.

  • We watched the sunset over Shuswap after a long day of hiking nearby trails.

  • Every summer, families travel to Shuswap to enjoy swimming, boating, and camping by the water.

  • The clear waters of Shuswap attract tourists from all over Canada.

  • It was with memories such as this that I returned to Shuswap Lake three years ago.

  • I telephoned my family down at Shuswap Lake, 1,000 miles south, to tell them the bad news.

  • I'm sitting by Shuswap Lake in southern British Columbia and breathing in the aquamarine air.

Surface Forms

Shuswap main

Etymology

Shuswap as the lake's name comes from the local First Nations name Secwepemc, which means 'people of the river', because the lake lies in the country of those people. So the lake keeps the name to show its long link with the Shuswap people.