Duwamish

American  

[doo-wah-mish] / ˌduˈwɑ mɪʃ /

noun

PLURAL

Duwamish

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.

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

Willard Brown, a leader for Duwamish Alive, an environmental coalition of community groups and government agencies in the Seattle area, said a lack of tree cover has elevated temperatures in many of the low-income neighborhoods of color that he works in — a well-documented phenomenon known as the "urban heat island effect."

From Salon

Crews slowly lowered the fillet, a 22-foot-tall yellow and black triangular contraption into the Duwamish River this month.

From Seattle Times

Some of the couple’s remains were found inside the suitcase, another duffel bag nearby and a third bag sheriff’s deputies recovered from the Duwamish River four days later.

From Seattle Times

A 65-year-old Burien man was sentenced Friday to over 46 years in prison for killing a couple in 2020, dismembering their bodies and disposing of their remains in a suitcase and duffel bags that were later pulled from Puget Sound and the Duwamish River.

From Seattle Times

Some magnet fishing hot spots in Seattle include the Duwamish River, under the Ship Canal Bridge and all along the Lake Washington Ship Canal, where you’ll find lots of metallic debris.

From Seattle Times