Kaska

American  

[kas-kuh] / ˈkæs kə /

noun

plural

Kaskas,

plural

Kaska

1. a member of a group of First Nations of northern British Columbia and southern Yukon Territory.

2. the Athabascan language of the Kaska.

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Etymology

Origin of Kaska

After the Kaska name for McDame Creek in the Cassiar region of northern British Columbia

Example Sentences

“We want to know if they’re OK if they’re not there,” Kaska said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2022

Misty Kaska had raced back from Panda Express in Waco and, because she is a nurse, went straight for triage.

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

Phillips found that the enemy had indeed retired from Kaska and retreated to Turchesova, some thirty-five miles up the valley.

From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.