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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Cos•ta•no•an (kos′tə nō′ən, kô′stə-),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varietiesa family of eight languages, now extinct, spoken by American Indian peoples of coastal California: part of the Penutian stock.
- Language Varietiesany of the speakers of these languages, who formerly inhabited the coast and adjacent river valleys from San Francisco Bay south to Monterey Bay and Point Sur.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Costanoan or the Costanoans.
- Spanish costano coast dweller (cost(a) coast, shore + -ano -an) + -an
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