Yakama
Americannoun
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a member of a North American Indian people of Washington State.
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the dialect of the Sahaptin language spoken by the Yakama.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Yakama
First recorded in 1850–55 as Yackimas (plural); origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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The Yakama Nation argued the wind farm would damage the cultural and historical significance of the Horse Heaven Hills.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Strong, who was Umatilla and Yakama, was 31 when she disappeared.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Other Yakama Nation citizens who knew her as a teacher and a friend also shared news of her passing in text messages.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024
Amid racial tensions, pioneers built the hall in this rural Yakama Reservation town as a gathering place to keep the Filipino community together.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024
Mr. Anderson derives it from the Cree word moostoos, a buffalo, and supposes it to have been imported by the Canadians; but Father Pandosy makes musmus Yakama.
From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George
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