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Seattle

Seattle

667 1.0
A large city and port in the northwest United States known for technology companies and nearby mountains
  • proper noun
  • /siˈætəl/
: Seattle
  • The family lived in a nice house in Seattle, Washington, and there was always food on the table.
  • Seattle, Washington
  • Seattle, WA
  • Seattle University

Let's say you wanted to sail from Seattle to Hawaii.

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Examples

  • My place of birth is Seattle, WA and I miss it every day.

  • Many technology companies have their headquarters in Seattle, making it a hub for innovation.

  • Okay, look, we'll go back to Seattle and see how things go.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I live north of Seattle and work around that area quite a bit.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • It's super sunny in Seattle today, so nice out.

  • Let's say you wanted to sail from Seattle to Hawaii.

  • Back in Seattle, I did copy editing and some fact-checking.

  • A caption said that she and Will lived in Seattle near their grandchildren.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • I don't know anything about Seattle except that it rains a lot.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • To the good people of Seattle, ninety miles south up Puget Sound, Seattle made the most sense.

    Fiction book (1991)

Surface Forms

Seattle main

Etymology

The word Seattle comes from the name of a Native American leader, Si'ahl, who was a respected 'chief' of the local Duwamish and Suquamish people. The city was named after him to honor his role, which is why the place is called Seattle today.