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CALAPUYA
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• CALAPUYA (noun)
The noun CALAPUYA has 1 sense:
1. a member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
Familiarity information: CALAPUYA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the North American Indian people of Oregon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Calapooya; Calapuya; Kalapooia; Kalapuya
Hypernyms ("Calapuya" is a kind of...):
Penutian (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Penutian languages)
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