Modoc

Modoc
Modocs Mo"docs, n. pl.; sing. {Modoc}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern California. They are nearly extinct. [1913 Webster]

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  • Modoc — bezeichnet: Modoc (Volk), ein amerikanischer Indianerstamm. Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Modoc (Arkansas) Modoc (Georgia) Modoc (Illinois) Modoc (Indiana) Modoc (Kansas) Modoc (Kentucky) Modoc (Ohio) Modoc (South Carolina) Modoc (West… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Modoc — Modoc, IN U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 225 Housing Units (2000): 90 Land area (2000): 0.117920 sq. miles (0.305412 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.117920 sq. miles (0.305412 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Modoc, IN — U.S. town in Indiana Population (2000): 225 Housing Units (2000): 90 Land area (2000): 0.117920 sq. miles (0.305412 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.117920 sq. miles (0.305412 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Modoc, SC — U.S. Census Designated Place in South Carolina Population (2000): 256 Housing Units (2000): 259 Land area (2000): 4.080875 sq. miles (10.569417 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.078217 sq. miles (7.972546 sq. km) Total area (2000): 7.159092 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Modoc — [mō′däk] n. pl. Modocs, Modoc 1. a member of a North American Indian people living in N California and S Oregon 2. the language of this people, thought to be related to Klamath …   English World dictionary

  • Modoc — Modoc, nordamerik. Indianerstamm im südwestlichen Oregon, die südliche Gruppe der Klamath (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Modoc — The Modoc are a Native American/First Nations people. Modoc may also refer to: The Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma The Modoc War, the last armed resistance of the Modoc people in 1873 The Modocs , a Welsh gang operating in the anthracite coalfields… …   Wikipedia

  • Modoc — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Modoc est le nom d une ethnie d Amérindiens aux États Unis, les Modocs. Historiquement, ils habitaient à l origine au Nors Est de la Californie et en… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Modoc — Bandera de los Modoc de Oklahoma. Los modoc son una tribu india lutuami, subdivisión de los klamath, de lengua amerindia independiente. Su nombre provenía de moatokni “meridionales”, o bien de mo adok ma klaks “gente del sur”, y estaban agrupados …   Wikipedia Español

  • Modoc — /moh dok/, n., pl. Modocs, (esp. collectively) Modoc. a member of an American Indian people belonging to the Lutuamian group and ranging from southern Oregon to northern California. * * * North American Plateau Indian people living mostly in… …   Universalium

  • modoc — ˈmōˌdāk noun (plural modoc or modocs) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably from Shasta, stranger 1. a. : a Lutuamian people of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California …   Useful english dictionary

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