Etymology

Umpqua

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Today it means: An umbrella group of several distinct tribal entities of Native Americans of the Umpqua Basin in present-day south central Oregon, United States. Full definition →

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From a Tolowa term meaning either "a place along the river", or "thundering water" or "dancing water".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.