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modoc

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
mod-oc
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a Native American tribe formerly living in California and Oregon, and now in Oklahoma as well.

name

The language of this tribe.

Etymology

From Klamath-Modoc moatokni (“southerner”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Modocs (plural)

Phrases

Modoc County Wiktionary’s coverage of Klamath-Modoc terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Klamath-Modoc terms

Synonyms

Klamath-Modoc

Questions

What does modoc mean?
A member of a Native American tribe formerly living in California and Oregon, and now in Oklahoma as well.
Where does modoc come from?
From Klamath-Modoc moatokni (“southerner”).

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