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
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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
The map approved Friday “fits the bill” because it keeps Yakama lands “pretty much all” in the 14th District, Yakama Nation Tribal Council Chairman Gerald Lewis said in an interview.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2024
It’s spoken by the Yakama people in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024
The Yakama Nation argued that the wind farm would damage the cultural and historical significance of the Horse Heaven Hills.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024
Klikitat, say one-half of 330 natives, on Yakama Reservation, Washington.
From Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 by Powell, John Wesley
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