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

Washington has been at the center of aviation since 1916, when Bill Boeing founded his airplane company in a shipyard on Seattle’s Duwamish River.

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Georgetown was reunited with South Park in one district along the Duwamish River.

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Some members of the Duwamish Tribe criticized the lack of representation of their tribe on the advisory council during public comment at a special city committee meeting last week.

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The Duwamish Tribe is a federally unrecognized tribe whose members have ties to the city going back generations.

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The city of Seattle’s name honors Sealth, a Duwamish and Suquamish leader.

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