Umpqua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An umbrella group of several distinct tribal entities of Native Americans of the Umpqua Basin in present-day south central Oregon, United States.

Word forms

Umpqua

Etymology

From a Tolowa term meaning either "a place along the river", or "thundering water" or "dancing water".

Derived words

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