Clackamas

noun

Clack·​a·​mas

variants or Clakamas

ˈklakəməs

plural Clackamas or Clakamas

1

a

: an Indian people of the Clackamas river valley of northwestern Oregon

b

: a member of such people

2

: a dialect of Upper Chinook

Word History

Etymology

modification of Clackamas Guithlákimas

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