Umpqua

English

Etymology

From a Tolowa term meaning either "a place along the river", or "thundering water" or "dancing water".

Noun

Umpqua pl (plural only)

  1. An umbrella group of several distinct tribal entities of Native Americans of the Umpqua Basin in present-day south central Oregon, United States.
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