Etymology

Yosemite

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Today it means: An area of California, home to Yosemite National Park. Full definition →

Utian
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  1. Utian · derived from
  2. English todayYosemite

From Utian yohhe'meti or yos se'meti (“those who kill”), referring to the Miwok tribe that inhabited the Yosemite Valley.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.