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Yreka

/waɪˈriːkə/

Yreka proper noun: a city, the county seat of Siskiyou County, in northern California, United States.

Proper noun

Yreka

  1. A city, the county seat of Siskiyou County, in northern California, United States.

Origin of Yreka

From Shasta wáik'a, which means "north mountain" or "white mountain".

Questions about Yreka

What does Yreka mean?
Yreka means a city, the county seat of Siskiyou County, in northern California, United States.
What part of speech is Yreka?
Yreka is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yreka?
Yreka is pronounced /waɪˈriːkə/.

Words near Yreka in the dictionary

  1. yrbk
  2. yrbks
  3. YRBS
  4. YRD
  5. yre
  6. Yreka
  7. yrent
  8. yrivd
  9. yrly
  10. yrn
  11. yrneh

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