Library / English Dictionary

ACHOMAWI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Achomawi" is a kind of...):

Shastan (a group of languages of the Hokan family in California)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Instance hypernyms:

community (a group of people living in a particular local area)

Domain region:

CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A member of the Achomawi community of northeastern California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Achomawi" is a kind of...):

Hoka; Hokan (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages)

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