English Explanatory Dictionary

Yosemite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An area of California, home to Yosemite National Park.

Pronunciation

/joʊˈsɛmɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yosemite.wav

Word forms

Yosemite

Etymology

From Utian yohhe'meti or yos se'meti (“those who kill”), referring to the Miwok tribe that inhabited the Yosemite Valley.

Derived words

Yosemite hammer Yosemite toad
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on Y Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary