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Kalapuya

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Kalapuyan (“language family”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of a Native American ethnic group traditionally living in the Willamette Valley of present-day western Oregon in the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kalapooia, Calapooya, Calapuya

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Penutian

History

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