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Klamath en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈklæməθ/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.

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Klamath en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈklæməθ/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
  2. Synonym of Klamath River, a river in southern Oregon and northern California.
  3. A county in southern Oregon; see Klamath County.
  4. A former county in northern California.
  5. A census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States.

Deriveds

Klamath Falls · Klamath County · Klamath weed · Klamath plum · Klamath smallscale sucker · Klamath fawn lily · Klamath River · Klamath trillium · Klamath Lake sculpin · Klamath-Modoc · Klamath coneflower

Synonyms

Klamath River