Spokane

[ spoh-kan ]

/ spoʊˈkæn /

noun

a city in E Washington.

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Examples from the Web for spokane

In 1933, the Spokane Daily Chronicle reported that “Housewives Find That Rabbit Meat on Menu Makes Big Hit With Men at Dinner.”
Whole Foods Wants to Feed You Cute, Furry Bunnies|Tim Mak|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to the Spokane Spokesman-Review, the speech was a big success, as a crowd of 700 assembled to watch Palin speak.
SarahPAC’s Sketchy Books|Ben Jacobs|August 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Spokane, Wash., store specializes in handguns, shotguns, and defensive rifles.
Annie, Get Your Gun! School Shooting Sparks Run on Firearms Sales|Matthew DeLuca|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On Election Night, I was in Spokane, Washington, with 6,000 other people at our headquarters.
The Last Blowout|The Daily Beast|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST

I was sitting in front of a television camera in Spokane and I fell asleep.
The Last Blowout|The Daily Beast|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We repeat, there has been little damage and no reports of personal injury in the Spokane area.
The Thirst Quenchers|Rick Raphael
The conductor wrote me that he put her off at the junction, and that she took the train toward Spokane.
The Plunderer|Roy Norton
In Spokane County, Washington, one hundred and thirteen teachers have used home credits during the school year of 1913-14.
School Credit for Home Work|Lewis Raymond Alderman
Mrs. Work was of Spokane blood and a very Intelligent woman.
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914|Various
Without injuring the trade we cannot reach Spokane so early as our Indians will not have arrived with their spring hunts.
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for spokane

Spokane

/ (spəʊˈkæn) /

noun

a city in E Washington: commercial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 196 624 (2003 est)

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