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  2. Lake Tahoe - Wikipedia

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    The name for Lake Tahoe derives from the Washo word for the lake, Dáʔaw, meaning 'the lake.' [9] Even though dáʔaw is used in the names of other lakes with modifiers (for example, Á’waku dáʔaw for Pyramid Lake, meaning 'trout lake'), it often is used without a modifier to refer to Lake Tahoe. This may be because of Tahoe's importance ...

  3. Washo language - Wikipedia

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    In 2012, Lakeview Commons Park in South Lake Tahoe was renamed in the Washo language. "The Washoe Tribe has presented the name Tahnu Leweh (pronounced approx. [tanu lewe]) which, in native language, means "all the people's place." It is a name the Tribe would like to gift to El Dorado County and South Lake Tahoe as a symbol of peace, prosperity ...

  4. Washoe people - Wikipedia

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    It was the family's decision when to leave the winter camps and go to Lake Tahoe and it depended on the condition and age of family members (family with infants or older people tend to leave the camps later than fitter members of the tribe. The whole Washoe tribe should have been returned to the Lake Tahoe shores by the beginning of June.

  5. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    Østensjøvann is a Norwegian lake name that concatenates sjø ('lake that is not as narrow as a fjord') and vann ('lake'). Similarly Møsvann in Telemark, Norway combines mjøsa meaning 'lake' with vann meaning 'lake'. Pistyll Rhaeadr, Wales. Both pistyll and rhaeadr have connotations of "waterfall, spout, cascade". [16]

  6. Ong (Washoe folklore) - Wikipedia

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    After the battle, the tribe gathered at the shore of the lake, expecting to mourn the loss of the young warrior. In honor of his bravery, the lake was named after him, and it has since been known as Lake Tahoe. [1] [4] [7] Though the legend of the Ong ends with its defeat, the creature's story continues to be a significant part of Lake Tahoe ...

  7. Ponderosa Ranch - Wikipedia

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    David Dortort, the show's producer, said that the inspiration for the name was the large number of Ponderosa pines, which grow above 5,000 foot altitude, in the fictional ranch's location. A Latin derivation would be large (root of the English word ponderous). The exteriors for the television show were occasionally shot in Nevada, usually out ...

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  9. Tahoe (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Tahoe commonly refers to Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake on the California–Nevada border in the United States, a popular tourist destination.