Klamath.
Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Meaning & usage
Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Where this word comes from
From Chinook Jargon Tlamatl (“either "swiftness" or "they of the river"”), with the first syllable's onset consonant cluster dissimilated and the coda of the second syllable changed to the somewhat similar-sounding interdental fricative during the process of anglicization.
The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
Synonym of Klamath River, a river in southern Oregon and northern California.
A county in southern Oregon; see Klamath County.
A former county in northern California.
A census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States.
Where this word comes from
From Chinook Jargon Tlamatl (“either "swiftness" or "they of the river"”), with the first syllable's onset consonant cluster dissimilated and the coda of the second syllable changed to the somewhat similar-sounding interdental fricative during the process of anglicization.
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