1. a member of one of the peoples in British Columbia and Washington who speak the Wakashan language • Hypernyms: Indian, American Indian, Red Indian • Hyponyms: Kwakiutl, Nootka 2. a family of North American Indian languages of British Columbia and Washington • Syn: Wakashan language • Hypernyms: Mosan • Hyponyms: Kwakiutl, Nootka