Klamath

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæməθ/

Noun

Klamath (plural Klamath or Klamaths)

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

Proper noun

Klamath

1. The language of this tribe (also known as Klamath-Modoc).
2. A river in southern Oregon, and northern California
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.

Derived terms

• Klamath coneflower
• Klamath County
• Klamath Falls
• Klamath fawn lily
• Klamath Lake sculpin
• Klamath-Modoc
• Klamath plum
• Klamath River
• Klamath smallscale sucker
• Klamath trillium
• Klamath weed

 

Further reading

• Klamath on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wiktionary’s coverage of Klamath-Modoc terms
• Ethnologue entry for Klamath, kla ⁠
• “Klamath”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Klamath.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kla.mat/

Proper noun

le Klamath m

1. The Klamath (a river in southern Oregon, and northern California)