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Fernandeño
noun
Fer·nan·de·ño
\ˌfərnənˈdān(ˌ)yō, ˌfer-\
Definition of Fernandeño
Fernandeño
orFernandeños
1 : a Shoshonean people of the valley of the Los Angeles river, California
2 : a member of the Fernandeño people
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Origin and Etymology of fernandeño
Spanish fernandeño, from San Fernando, Franciscan mission in Los Angeles county, California + Spanish -eño (suffix added to place names to form names of inhabitants)
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