Meanings
nounClackamas (plural Clackamas)
- A member of a Native American people of Oregon
proper noun
- A river in Oregon
- An extinct Chinookan language spoken by the Clackamas.
Origin
from ɬak'amas, the Chinookan name for the people of the Clackamas River region, "g-i-ɬá-q'imaš" or "g-it-ɬá-q'imaš"
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Clackamas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clackamas
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“Clackamas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clackamas. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clackamas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clackamas.
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