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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Home prices fell the most in Seattle, according to S&P Cotality Case-Shiller’s latest home-price data.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

But even with their struggles, culminating in an 82-64 loss to Seattle on July 6, the Sparks responded well with consecutive home wins against Indiana and Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla and his family agreed to buy the Seattle Seahawks for a record $9.6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Ogwumike might be the other veteran leader, but Hamby has stayed with this Sparks team the past two seasons while Ogwumike was in Seattle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

In a basement lab at the University of Washington in Seattle, Linda Noson was the first to notice.

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