Chimariko

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noun

A tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until the middle of the nineteenth century.

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Chimariko language
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Meanings

nounChimariko pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA tribe that lived in a canyon on the Trinity River in California until the middle of the nineteenth century.
proper noun
  1. The extinct language of this tribe.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Hokan language spoken by the Chimariko

Similar
Chimariko language
Broader
HokanHoka

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. cidchimar“person”
  2. EnglishChimariko

From Chimariko chimar (“person”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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