SHASTA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Shasta mean?
• SHASTA (noun)
The noun SHASTA has 3 senses:
1. a member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
2. a volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)
3. the Shastan language spoken by the Shasta
Familiarity information: SHASTA used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SHASTA (noun)
Meaning:
A member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Shasta" is a kind of...):
Hoka; Hokan (a member of a North American Indian people speaking one of the Hokan language)
Meaning:
A volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Mount Shasta; Shasta
Instance hypernyms:
mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)
Holonyms ("Shasta" is a part of...):
CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)
Meaning:
The Shastan language spoken by the Shasta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Shasta" is a kind of...):
Shastan (a group of languages of the Hokan family in California)
