Yakima

American  

[yak-uh-muh] / ˈyæk əˌmə /

noun

plural

Yakimas,

plural

Yakima

1. a city in southern Washington State.

2. a river in south central Washington State. 203 miles (327 kilometers) long.

3. former name of the Yakama and their language (often used attributively).

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Etymology

Origin of Yakima

Yakama ( def. )

Example Sentences

He was raised in Yakima, Wash., a two-hour drive from Seattle, and played collegiately at Eastern Washington.

From Los Angeles Times

Before he became a standout for the Rams and a star at Eastern Washington, Cooper Kupp was a hometown hero on the football fields of Yakima, Wash.

From Los Angeles Times

He was undersized and largely unrecruited out of Davis High in Yakima, Wash., where basketball was traditionally a bigger deal.

From Los Angeles Times

Farmers in the Yakima River Basin grow apples, berries, cherries, peaches, pears, corn and much more.

From Seattle Times

It also consolidated production of its Yakima paper in Walla Walla, on a press from Oregon that imPRESSions installed.

From Seattle Times