cosumnes
cosumnes Lexical Profile
• noun
American A 52-mile-long river in northern California, United States, that flows from the Sierra Nevada into the Mokelumne River, notable ecologically as the only major western Sierra river without a major dam.
"Conservation groups have worked for decades to restore the natural floodplains along the lower Cosumnes River."
American A historic indigenous Plains Miwok tribe that originally inhabited the area around the Cosumnes River in California.
"The Cosumnes relied heavily on the rich seasonal salmon runs of their native river basin."
Word Nuance & Usage
Almost exclusively encountered as a capitalized proper noun (Cosumnes), functioning primarily as an attributive noun in geographic names (e.g., Cosumnes River) in Northern California.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the indigenous Plains Miwok language, combining 'kosum' (salmon) and the suffix '-umne' (people of), meaning 'People of the Salmon'.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.