| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Pronounced: | sa WOSS-en |
| Relative Location: | W side of Point Roberts (peninsula) in Delta (municipality), New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°00'59"N, 123°05'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tsawwassen (community) adopted 16 January 1974 on 92G/3a as a long-established name, located inland from Tsawwassen Beach (community). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A Halkomaylem word meaning "facing the sea," in turn the name of the band that traditionally occupied this area. (Wilson Duff, anthropologist) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The following spelling variations have been recorded by City of Vancouver Archives:
Source: included with note |