Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the Cascade Range in south-central Oregon and northern California, with present-day populations in south-central Oregon and northeastern Oklahoma.
- noun The dialect of Klamath spoken by the Modoc.
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- noun Any member of a
Native American tribe formerly living inCalifornia andOregon , and now inOklahoma as well. - proper noun The
language of this tribe (also known asKlamath -Modoc). - proper noun A
county in NorthernCalifornia .
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Examples
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His headquarters were at a place called Modoc, at the lower extremity of the valley, about fifty miles by trail to the south of Keeler.
McTeague 1920
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From the day the white man first set foot upon his soil the Modoc has been a merciless foe with whom there could be no peace.
Reminiscences of a Pioneer Thompson, William, Colonel 1912
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His headquarters were at a place called Modoc, at the lower extremity of the valley, about fifty miles by trail to the south of Keeler.
McTeague 1899
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His growing legion of fans call him "Journey" and he has stayed put in a high desert, sagebrush-covered region known as the Modoc Plateau for more than a week now.
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I remember particularly, how at the most earnest and affecting part of the Rev.Mr. Rivers 'discourse, the immortal Estella, _alias_ the "Modoc," arose in gawky innocence and all good faith from her seat immediately in front of the speaker, and walked to the back part of the room to regale herself with a draught.
Cape Cod Folks Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895
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Estella the raven-haired -- familiarly known as the "Modoc," a long and ungainly creature, with arms and legs so seemingly profuse and unmanageable, that they reminded one of the tentacles of a cuttle-fish -- Estella was "passing around the water."
Cape Cod Folks Sarah P. McLean Greene 1895
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"We don't want to brag," said Bill Follis , a former loan officer at a bank who has been the Modoc chief since 1974.
Payday Lenders Join With Indian Tribes Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011
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Modoc officials have been approached by other payday-loan companies in the past six months, he said.
Payday Lenders Join With Indian Tribes Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011
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Mr. Follis, the chief of the Modoc tribe in Miami, Okla., said getting into the payday-loan business has generated jobs that are a welcome addition to the tribal-owned cigarette store, recycling plant and 25,000-square-foot casino near Interstate 44.
Payday Lenders Join With Indian Tribes Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011
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Shane Brown for The Wall Street Journal The Modoc chief said the payday-loan business is a welcome addition.
Payday Lenders Join With Indian Tribes Jessica Silver-Greenberg 2011
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