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Main definitions of modoc in English

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modoc1

(also modock)

noun

slang, rareUS

  • A person who takes up aviation for reasons of self-publicity or social prestige.

Origin

1930s. Origin unknown.

Pronunciation

modoc

/ˈməʊdɒk/

Main definitions of Modoc in English

: modoc1Modoc2

Modoc2

(also Modock)

noun

  • 1A member of a North American Indian people living on the border of Oregon and California.

  • 2The extinct language of the Modoc, a dialect of Klamath (or Klamath–Modoc), which is hypothesized to be part of the Penutian superfamily.

adjective

  • Of, relating to, or designating the Modoc.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From Klamath mo:wat'a:k, lit. ‘in the extreme south’, a name for Tule Lake in the centre of the Modoc territory.

Pronunciation

Modoc

/ˈməʊdɒk/