Modoc

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noun

A member of a Native American tribe formerly living in California and Oregon, and now in Oklahoma as well.

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Klamath-Modoc
OriginKlamath-Modoc moatokni →
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Meanings

nounModoc (plural Modoc or Modocs)

plural Modocs

  1. A member of a Native American tribe formerly living in California and Oregon, and now in Oklahoma as well.
proper noun
  1. The language of this tribe.

    Synonyms: Klamath-Modoc

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe language of this tribe.

Similar
Klamath-Modoc

Origin

  1. Klamath-Modocmoatokni“southerner”
  2. EnglishModoc

From Klamath-Modoc moatokni (“southerner”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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