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Ahousaht

noun
Ahou·​saht | \ ə-ˈhau̇-ˌsät\
plural Ahousaht or Ahousahts

Definition of Ahousaht

1 : a Nootka people of Vancouver Island
2 : a member of the Ahousaht people

First Known Use of Ahousaht

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 2

History and Etymology for Ahousaht

Nootka ʽa·ḥu·sʔatḥ, from ʽa·ḥu·s, inlet of Clayoquot Sound on Vargas Island, British Columbia + -ʔatḥ, element meaning “(those) residing at”

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