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Tacoma

American  
[tuh-koh-muh] / təˈkoʊ mə /

noun

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

  2. Mount. Rainier, Mount.


Tacoma British  
/ təˈkəʊmə /

noun

  1. a port in W Washington, on Puget Sound: industrial centre. Pop: 196 790 (2003 est)

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Breanna lives in Tacoma, Washington state, in the US and has trained in ballet, contemporary, and jazz dance since childhood.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Toyota models with significant year-over-year sales increases included the Grand Highlander SUV and Tacoma pickup.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

“Since the moratorium has taken effect, people are going a year or more without paying rent,” April Black, executive director of the Tacoma Housing Authority, told the local press this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

And after Alaska, he went to stay with friends in Tacoma and the greater Seattle area.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

“I grew up very poor and so did my husband,” said Wanda Brown, the fifty-eight-year-old wife of a retired planner for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard who lives in Puyallup, Washington, near Tacoma.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times