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Shasta

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English

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from the exonym Sustika, with an origin in the Klamath language.

Proper noun

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Shasta

  1. An extinct Native American language, formerly spoken from northern California into southwestern Oregon.
  2. A brand of cola.
    • 1992, Beastie Boys, Professor Booty:
      ’Cause I’m the Master Blaster drinking up the Shasta / My voice sounds sweet ’cause it has-ta
    • 2002, “Anthology of Interest II”, in Futurama:
      Fry: It’s Saturday night; I’ve got no date, a two liter bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... let's rock.
    • 2005, Entourage, season 2, episode 1, written by Doug Ellin
      Turtle: Do you happen to have any diet creamsicle Shasta, by any chance?
    • Quest, final episode, Channel 101[1]
      Shasta. I need diet root beer Shasta.
  3. A census-designated place in Shasta County, California, United States.

Noun

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Shasta (plural Shastas or Shasta)

  1. A member of a Native American tribe of California.

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