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Tehama

/təˈheɪmə/

Tehama proper noun: a small city in Tehama County, California, which was the original county seat.

Proper noun

Tehama

  1. A small city in Tehama County, California, which was the original county seat.

Origin of Tehama

Likely from a Wintu term meaning "high water".

Words formed from Tehama

Phrases with Tehama

Questions about Tehama

What does Tehama mean?
Tehama means a small city in Tehama County, California, which was the original county seat.
What part of speech is Tehama?
Tehama is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tehama?
Tehama is pronounced /təˈheɪmə/.

Words near Tehama in the dictionary

  1. tegus
  2. teh
  3. teh tarik
  4. Tehachapi
  5. Tehachapi Mountains
  6. Tehama
  7. Tehama County
  8. Tehan
  9. Tehani
  10. Tehans
  11. Tehara

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