Kaska
Americannoun
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a member of a group of First Nations of northern British Columbia and southern Yukon Territory.
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the Athabascan language of the Kaska.
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Kaska
After the Kaska name for McDame Creek in the Cassiar region of northern British Columbia
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“We want to know if they’re OK if they’re not there,” Kaska said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
If Misty Kaska hadn’t found a coupon for dinner at the Panda Express in Waco that Wednesday evening, she and her husband would have been in their house when it crumpled and ignited.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2017
“We had to get a permit from the Forest Service to hold this gathering at sacred Red Butte,” said Colleen Kaska, a US army veteran and tribal council member.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2017
He is also survived by a brother, Ron, and a sister, Barbara Kaska.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2015
About seven hundred of the Red Guards were heavily entrenched in and around Kaska and were recruiting forces.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.
Orpheus, with eye-filling Jones settings, gave a comparative youngster, yellow-haired Contralto Anna Kaskas, a chance to let loose as the hero.
From Time Magazine Archive
As this old man had just lost his steward, he judged Kaskas worthy to succeed him, and offered him this new office, with an appointment of two pieces of gold a day.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
Kaskas was led to the feet of the Sovereign, where he confirmed the report of the diver.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
It was natural for Kaskas to gratify his landlord's curiosity by the relation of his adventures, and he recounted them with such an air of candour as to leave no doubt of their truth.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
When the waters were abated, Kaskas went to see if his corn had received any damage; he found it all springing, and beginning to rot.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by Valentine, L. (Laura)
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