Seattle

[see-at-l]

noun

1. Seatlh, c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.

2. a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.

Seattle

/ sɪˈætəl /

noun

1. a port in W Washington, on the isthmus between Lake Washington and Puget Sound: the largest city in the state and chief commercial centre of the Northwest; two universities. Pop: 569 101 (2003 est)

Seattle

1. The largest city in the state of Washington.

Although no longer the headquarters of the Boeing Aircraft Company, the Seattle region still contains many Boeing facilities.

Example Sentences

She ended up in places like London, Mexico City and Seattle.

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It was a jarring, come-back-to-earth moment for the Buccaneers, who were fresh off wins over Seattle and San Francisco.

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Meanwhile, costly cities such as New York, Seattle and several California towns would require as much as $94,000 a year over and above Social Security to cover necessities, a new study found.

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The system sparks debate nationwide: Seattle tried to phase out its gifted program recently, but protests pushed the sunset date back several years.

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“We’re seeing more pregnant women detained again after not seeing much of that, at least not in ICE detention,” said Amanda Heffernan, a longtime nurse-midwife and professor of midwifery at Seattle University.

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