alsea
alsea Lexical Profile
• noun
American A coastal river in western Oregon, United States, that flows from the Central Oregon Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean at Alsea Bay.
American A member of an indigenous Native American people who historically inhabited the central coast of Oregon around the Alsea River and Bay.
"The Alsea traditionally relied heavily on the abundant salmon runs and coastal resources of the Pacific Northwest."
American The extinct indigenous language formerly spoken by the Alsea people, belonging to the Alsean language family.
"Linguists have studied early twentieth-century wax cylinder recordings to preserve the phonetic structure of Alsea."
• Rhymes for alsea
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Coosan name 'alsí' or 'alsí·ya', which was the term used to refer to the indigenous people residing in the Alsea River valley.
Usage Trend
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