Klamath

K5L1A1M3A1T1H4
/ˈklæməθ/

noun

Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.

Similar
Klamath River
OriginChinook Jargon Tlamatl →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounKlamath (plural Klamath or Klamaths)

plural Klamaths

  1. Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
proper noun
  1. The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
  2. Synonym of Klamath River, a river in southern Oregon and northern California.

    Synonyms: Klamath River

  3. A county in southern Oregon; see Klamath County.
  4. A former county in northern California.
  5. A census-designated place in Del Norte County, California, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Klamath River, a river in southern Oregon and northern California.

Similar
Klamath River
Also see
klamath river

Origin

  1. Chinook JargonTlamatl“either "swiftness" or "they of the river"”
  2. EnglishKlamath

From Chinook Jargon Tlamatl (“either "swiftness" or "they of the river"”), with the first syllable's onset consonant cluster dissimilated and the coda of the second syllable changed to the somewhat similar-sounding interdental fricative during the process of anglicization.

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APA

Klamath. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klamath

MLA

“Klamath.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klamath. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Klamath,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Klamath.

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