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Klamath
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English
Etymology
From en chn 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.
Pronunciation
en /ˈklæməθ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Klamath.wav Southern England
Noun
* s
Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
Proper noun
The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
en Klamath River, a river in southern Oregon and northern California.
A county in southern Oregon; see en Klamath County.
en former county in northern s/California.
en CDP co/Del Norte County s/California c/US.
Derived terms
en Klamath coneflower Klamath County Klamath Falls Klamath fawn lily Klamath Lake sculpin Klamath-Modoc Klamath plum Klamath River Klamath smallscale sucker Klamath trillium Klamath weed
Further reading
kla
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en Native American tribes
en Languages
French
fr:
Etymology
fr :bor en:Klamath
fr en Klamath.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m le Klamath
The fr river in southern s/Oregon and northern s/California Klamath