Arcata

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proper noun

A city in Humboldt County, California, United States.

OriginYurok [Term?] →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Humboldt County, California, United States.

    Jeff King ran across the books being all but given away at a street market in Arcata.

    1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 86

Origin

  1. Yurok[Term?]
  2. EnglishArcata

From Yurok [Term?].

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APA

Arcata. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arcata

MLA

“Arcata.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arcata. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arcata,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arcata.

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