Yakima
Americannoun
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a city in southern Washington State.
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a river in south central Washington State. 203 miles (327 kilometers) long.
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former name of the Yakama and their language (often used attributively).
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Yakima
see origin at Yakama ( def. )
Example Sentences
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In my case I will be 32 years old, fly fishing the Yakima River as the sun sets—knowing that my wife and 5-year-old child are busy in my streamside home preparing my birthday dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Bishop Joseph Tyson of Yakima, Washington State, was one of the 216 who supported the USCCB's Special Message.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
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 • Mar. 14, 2025
He was undersized and largely unrecruited out of Davis High in Yakima, Wash., where basketball was traditionally a bigger deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2025
Keith Stoffel had chartered it for his wife, Dorothy, taking advantage of the fact that they were visiting Yakima, close to Mount St. Helens.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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