Kaska
Americannoun
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Kaskas,
plural
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Kaska
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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
Example Sentences
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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
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
At Chekuevo the Americans strengthened the defenses of that important road junction and kept in contact with the enemy by daily combat patrols up the valley in the direction of Kaska, scene of the encounter.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Lewis E. Jahns
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
Kaskas was much ashamed of the precautions which he had taken, and of the suspicions which he had allowed himself to entertain.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by L. (Laura) Valentine
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 L. (Laura) Valentine
Kaskas, after thanking his benefactor, departed, and took the road which he was directed to follow in his way to the capital.
From Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by L. (Laura) Valentine
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 L. (Laura) Valentine
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