English Explanatory Dictionary

Shasta

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  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.
noun
  1. A member of a Native American tribe of California.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃæs.tə/

Word forms

Shasta Shastas

Etymology

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

Derived words

Shasta County Shasta cypress Shasta daisy Shasta fir Shasta ground sloth Shasta Lake Shasta lily Shastan Shasta red fir Shasta Sam
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