Duwamish

American  

[doo-wah-mish] / ˌduˈwɑ mɪʃ /

noun

• Duwamish
  plural

1. a member of a Lushootseed-speaking Indigenous people of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Duwamish.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Duwamish
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Duwamish

First recorded in 1855–60 in reference to the Duwamish River; from Lushootseed Dxʷdəwʔabš, Dkhʷ'Duw'Absh “People Inside the Bay” (Elliott Bay), a self-designation

Example Sentences

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Duwamish

The marchers continued to the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024

It meanders through Flaming Geyser State Park, Auburn, Kent and then on to Tukwila, where it becomes the Duwamish, Seattle’s only river.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

A King County study found that communities along the Duwamish River might experience temperatures 10 or more degrees higher than neighborhoods up north on a hot day.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

Climate-themed “Sea Change Within Us” in 2019 included a large-scale installation and commissioned music incorporating interviews with scientists and a Duwamish tribal leader.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2024

“We’re Suquamish and Duwamish, actually. Just like Chief Seattle. He signed the Treaty of Point Elliott on behalf of both tribes.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day