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

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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

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Example Sentences

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Duwamish

Approaching the Duwamish Waterway Park on 10th Avenue South, marchers carried signs, Palestinian flags and white kites.

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

The 160-foot-high bridge provides full views of Mount Rainier, Elliott Bay and the Duwamish River.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 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

“Yes. Some are federally recognized—the Suquamish, the Tulalip, the Muckleshoot. Others aren’t—the Duwamish, the Chinook, the Snohomish.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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