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SHASTAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Shastan mean?
• SHASTAN (noun)
The noun SHASTAN has 1 sense:
1. a group of languages of the Hokan family in California
Familiarity information: SHASTAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of languages of the Hokan family in California
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Shastan" is a kind of...):
Hoka; Hokan (a family of Amerindian languages spoken in California)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Shastan"):
Achomawi (the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi)
Atsugewi (the Shastan language spoken by the Atsugewi)
Shasta (the Shastan language spoken by the Shasta)
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