Seattle

American  

[see-at-l] / siˈæt l /

noun

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

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

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Seattle British  

/ 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)

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Seattle Cultural  

1. The largest city in the state of Washington.

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

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At a school that has produced a litany of star NFL receivers in recent years, including the Seattle Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Harrison generated the most chatter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

In much of the Midwest and South, $110,000 buys a nice home, but in the New York, Boston, California or Seattle areas, median prices can top $800,000, depending on the neighborhood.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Shendure serves as the lead scientific director of the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The 21 points off turnovers was the most Seattle have allowed in a decade.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

DuBeth drove home to Seattle and didn’t look back.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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