Etymology

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Today it means: An unincorporated village and CDP in Yurok Reservation, Humboldt County, California, United States. Full definition →

Yurok wechpues
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  1. Yurok · derived fromwechpues“confluence”
  2. English todayWeitchpec

From Yurok wechpues (“confluence”), in reference to the confluence of the Trinity and Klamath rivers.

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