English Explanatory Dictionary

Modoc

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Native American tribe formerly living in California and Oregon, and now in Oklahoma as well.
name
  1. The language of this tribe.

Word forms

Modoc Modocs

Etymology

From Klamath-Modoc moatokni (“southerner”).

Synonyms

Klamath-Modoc

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Klamath-Modoc terms

Derived words

Modoc County
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