English Explanatory Dictionary

Klamath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
name
  1. The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
  2. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæməθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Klamath.wav

Word forms

Klamath Klamaths

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.

Derived words

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