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Definition of Shasta
1. Noun. A member of the Indian people of northern California and southern Oregon.
2. Noun. A volcanic mountain peak in the Cascade Range in northern California (14,162 feet high).
Group relationships: Ca, Calif., California, Golden State
Generic synonyms: Mountain Peak
3. Noun. The Shastan language spoken by the Shasta.
Definition of Shasta
1. n. A mountain peak, etc., in California.
Definition of Shasta
1. Proper noun. (trademark) A brand of cola. ¹
2. Proper noun. A place name. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shasta
Literary usage of Shasta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1900)
"shasta, not only because of its great altitude [14500 feet], but even more because
of its intermediate position between the Sierra and the Cascades, ..."
2. The Resources of California: Comprising Agriculture, Mining, Geography by John Shertzer Hittell (1863)
"Trinity and shasta.—South of the western part of Siskiyou and the eastern part
... South of Siskiyou and east of Trinity lies shasta county, which is on an ..."
3. The Resources of California by John Shertzer Hittell (1867)
"The mining district is all in the western end of the county, along the banks of
the Klamath River and its tributaries the Scott and shasta Rivers. ..."
4. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1901)
"[Result« of a Biological Survey of Mount shasta, California. By 0. Hart Merriam.
North Amer. Fauna, No. 10, 1803.] In the summer of 1898 Dr. Merriam and his ..."
5. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1892)
"The largest valleys in the county are the Scott, Big and Little shasta, ...
Big shasta Valley is still larger, but is used most extensively for stock ..."
6. The Round Trip by Way of Panama Through California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah by John Codman (1879)
"NORTHERN CALIFORNIA—MOUNT shasta IN THE DISTANCE— RAILROADS—FARMING ON A LARGE
SCALE. We came north to get a nearer view of Mount shasta; it seems but ten ..."
7. The Round Trip by Way of Panama Through California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah by John Codman (1879)
"NORTHERN CALIFORNIA—MOUNT shasta IN THE DISTANCE— RAILROADS—FARMING ON A LARGE
SCALE. We came north to get a nearer view of Mount shasta; it seems but ten ..."
8. Putnam's & the Reader (1908)
"We soon distinguished its outlines, and knew it must be shasta. ... Well, that
is what shasta has been doing for us until, after an extraordinary time, ..."
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