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Shasta.

An extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈʃæs.tə/
  1. An extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon.

  2. A brand of cola.

  3. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language.

noun/ˈʃæs.tə/
  1. A member of a Native American tribe of California.

Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.