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Yakima

Yakima

9 6.1
A city in south-central Washington State known for farming, especially hops and apples
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjækɪmə/
: Yakima
  • During my trip to Yakima, I was amazed by the beautiful landscapes of the Yakima Valley.
  • Yakima Valley
  • Yakima, WA
  • Yakima, Washington

Examples

  • Calkins works at the agency's Yakima Agricultural Research Laboratory near Wapato, Washington.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The link below will take you to a set of graphs for Yakima, WA, USA.

    Blog text (25)

  • I'm looking for Yakima Crossing.

    White Dog (1982)

  • We moved to Yakima, WA, and I have lived here the rest of my life.

    Blog text (13)

  • Yakima was impressive; he drilled the next three pitches, one each to left, center, and right.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • As an adult, Jack Splawn was well known in Yakima, Washington, for his Stetson hat, gold-topped walking cane, and 1905 bid for governor.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The city of Yakima, located in south-central Washington, is famous for its delicious apples and wine production.

  • The annual Yakima Valley Harvest Festival attracts thousands of visitors each year.

Surface Forms

Yakima main

Etymology

The word Yakima comes from the name of the local Native American people, the Yakama, and from their language for the people and the valley where they lived, so the city is named for those people and their land.