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Duwamish
[ doo-wah-mish ]
noun
, plural Du·wam·ish.
- a member of a Lushootseed-speaking Indigenous people of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.
adjective
- of or relating to the Duwamish.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Duwamish1
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
Finally Collins brought them to the Duwamish valley and located them here.
From Project Gutenberg
Thence he came to the Duwamish river, where his father and brother had settled.
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