Question #101707. Asked by zbeckabee.
Last updated Feb 07 2017.
"The city was settled in 1871 as "Spokan Falls" (without an 'e' at the end), drawing on the Native American tribe known as the Spokane, which means "Children of the Sun” in Salish. The city's name is often mispronounced "Spo-CAIN", while the correct pronunciation is "Spo-CAN.""
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