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Klamath

1 American  
[klam-uhth] / ˈklæm əθ /

noun

plural

Klamaths,

plural

Klamath

  1. a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and located in southern Oregon.

Klamath 2 American  
[klam-uhth] / ˈklæm əθ /

noun

  1. a river flowing from SW Oregon through NW California into the Pacific. 250 miles (405 km) long.

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“We just got the dams removed on the Klamath, and now you want to put another destructive life cycle interrupter in our ocean.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Klamath is also expected to receive 2 inches.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

With the bridge out, the boys rode a bus to the river, boarded jet boats, and met another bus on the other side of the water to reach their rivals’ gyms south of Klamath.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Many children in Klamath attend school in Crescent City and rely upon the campus’s free meals.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Land values declined accordingly, for the Klamath weed was considered to hold the first mortgage.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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