Klamath

¹ American  

[klam-uhth] / ˈklæm əθ /

noun

Klamaths, plural Klamath plural

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

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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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Klamath
  plural
• Klamaths
  plural

Example Sentences

A California condor known as Ney-gem’ ‘Ne-chweenkah’ — Yurok for “She carries our prayers” — has been flying to a particular spot deep inside Redwood National Park, near Klamath.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Highway 101 is the only viable route between Crescent City and Klamath, population 800 or so.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Members of the tribe say they are celebrating the return of their ancestral lands along Blue Creek, a major tributary that meets the Klamath about 40 miles south of the Oregon border.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025

In all, the tribe now owns an additional 73 square miles along the lower Klamath River, including much of the Blue Creek watershed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025

Within small areas the beetles accomplish their own dispersion, moving on as soon as the Klamath weed dies out and locating new stands with great precision.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson