Klickitat

noun

Klick·​i·​tat

variants or less commonly Klikitat

ˈklikəˌtat

plural Klickitat or Klickitats

1

a

: a Shahaptian people of southern Washington

b

: a member of such people

2

: a language of the Klickitat people

Word History

Etymology

Chinook, literally, beyond (the Cascade mountains)

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