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Definition of mokelumne
mokelumne
/məˈkʌləmi/
Mo · kel · um · ne
Plural:Mokelumne
mokelumne Lexical Profile
CEFR
C2
Grade
9
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
American A major river in Northern California, United States, that flows westward from the Sierra Nevada mountains into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
Example
"The Mokelumne River watershed provides the majority of the drinking water for the East Bay area."
2
American A Native American people, specifically a subgroup of the Plains Miwok, who historically inhabited the central valleys of California.
Example
"Early Spanish explorers documented their encounters with the Mokelumne in the early nineteenth century."
Synonyms
View all synonyms for mokelumneWord Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Plains Miwok word 'mokolumne', referring to the people of the indigenous village of Mokol. The suffix '-umne' translates to 'people of'.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mokelumne. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mokelumne