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Meaning 1
The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
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Standard Lemma guide
Klamath
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/ˈklæməθ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Meaning 2
Synonym of Klamath River, a river in southern Oregon and northern California.
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Synonyms: Klamath River
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Meaning 3
A county in southern Oregon; see Klamath County.
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Meaning 4
A former county in northern California.
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Meaning 5
A census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States.
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noun
Meaning 6
Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
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noun
Meaning 7
a river flowing southwest from Oregon through northern California to the Pacific Ocean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Klamath River
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Broader terms: river
History
Etymology
From Chinook Jargon Tlamatl (“either "swiftness" or "they of the river"”), with the first syllable's onset consonant cluster dissimilated and the coda of the second syllable changed to the somewhat similar-sounding interdental fricative during the process of anglicization.
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