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SHASTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The Shastan language spoken by the Shasta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Shasta" is a kind of...):
Shastan (a group of languages of the Hokan family in California)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)
Synonyms:
Mount Shasta; Shasta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)
Holonyms ("Shasta" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Shasta" is a kind of...):
Hoka; Hokan (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan languages)
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