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Definition of kaweah
kaweah
/kəˈwiːə/
ka · we · ah
kaweah Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
11
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
American A river in the Sierra Nevada mountains of central California that flows southwest into the San Joaquin Valley.
Example
"The rafters expertly navigated the white-water rapids of the Kaweah River during the peak of the spring snowmelt."
2
American A Native American people of the Yokutsan language family, historically indigenous to the Sierra Nevada foothills in California.
Example
"Anthropologists and historians have studied the traditional basket-weaving techniques and cultural heritage of the Kaweah people."
• Rhymes for kaweah
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Yokutsan word 'Gawia' or 'Kawia', which was the name of a Native American group indigenous to the San Joaquin Valley and the Sierra Nevada foothills in California.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Kaweah. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 13, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/kaweah