Etymology

Modoc

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Today it means: A member of a Native American tribe formerly living in California and Oregon, and now in Oklahoma as well. Full definition →

Klamath-Modoc moatokni
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  1. Klamath-Modoc · derived frommoatokni“southerner”
  2. English todayModoc

From Klamath-Modoc moatokni (“southerner”).

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