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Yaquina

noun
Ya·​quina | \yəˈkwēnə, -kwinə\
plural Yaquina or Yaquinas

Definition of Yaquina 

1a : an Indian people of the Pacific coast of Oregon

b : a member of such people

2 : a Yakonan language of the Yaquina people

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