Alsea

American  

[al-see-uh, -see] / ælˈsi ə, -ˈsi /

noun

1. an Indigenous people originally of the western and coastal regions of Oregon.

2. a member of this people.

3. either of two closely related languages once spoken by this people.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Alsea, an Indigenous people originally of the western and coastal regions of Oregon.

Example Sentences

Alsea Chief Financial Officer Rafael Grosskelwing noted that the second quarter was off to a strong start, with Easter week revenues soaring by a fifth versus the comparable prepandemic weekend of 2019.

From Reuters • May 20, 2022

Grahm Trask of Corvallis was at the controls of the excavator, which had crunched a half-mile or so up a trail from the parking lot at Clemens Park southwest of Corvallis near Alsea.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2021

“It is on the radar. Today we don’t have anything firm, but there are a couple of projects on the agenda,” said Alsea Chief Executive Renzo Casillo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2018

Japanese buoy with Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas found floating ashore of Alsea Bay, Oregon in 2012.

From The Verge • Sep. 28, 2017

For the Alsea River Crossing a 264 foot bridge has been designed and is now under construction by Curtis Gardner, Bridge Contractor.

From Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 by Benson, S.