Makah
Americannoun
plural
Makahs,plural
Makah-
a member of an American Indian people of the Olympic Peninsula in northwest Washington.
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the Wakashan language of the Makah.
Example Sentences
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The king-of-the-salmon got its name from the Makah, Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest coast who believed the species led salmon back to their spawning grounds, according to the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Coastal tribes like the Makah, who have lived on the shores for uncounted generations, have begun moving their communities to higher ground.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024
“I started going out with him when I was 10,” said Arnold, a Makah tribal fisherman.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2022
“We’re definitely grateful,” said Nate Tyler, the treasurer of the Makah Tribe, whose coastal reservation in Washington State is increasingly exposed to flooding.
From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2022
Mom is Makah; she grew up in Neah Bay, in the northwestern edge of Washington State.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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