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Seattle en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • [-ɾɫ] (Canada, US)
  • audio
  • /siˈætəl̩/

Etymology

Named after Chief Seattle, from Lushootseed siʔaɬ.

Meanings

  1. A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.
    • As I waited to meet with Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky, on the 25th floor of an office building in downtown Seattle, I stared out at the city’s waterfront and thought: God fucking damn it. 2025 May 19, Kate Knibbs, “Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet”, in WIRED, archived from the original on 19 May 2025:
    • Doga instructors are not required to complete certification, though teacher training seminars do exist, like ones taught by Brenda Bryan, 43, a yoga and doga instructor in Seattle who has just written a book on the subject. 2009 April 9, Bethany Lyttle, “Bonding With Their Downward-Facing Humans”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020:

Deriveds

Seattle Freeze · Seattleite

Synonyms

Emerald City

Translations (28)

vi Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · ase S@NearSide-PalmForward Sidetoside (city in the state of Washington, USA) · pt Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · ja シアトル (city in the state of Washington, USA) · yue 西雅圖 /西雅图 (city in the state of Washington, USA) · ru Сиэ́тл (city in the state of Washington, USA) · lut dᶻidᶻəlal̓ič (city in the state of Washington, USA) · uk Сіетл (city in the state of Washington, USA) · ka სიეტლი (city in the state of Washington, USA) · fa سیاتل (city in the state of Washington, USA) · la Seattlum (city in the state of Washington, USA) · el Σιάτλ (city in the state of Washington, USA) · lad Siatli (city in the state of Washington, USA) · uk Сієтл (city in the state of Washington, USA) · ar سِيَاتَل (city in the state of Washington, USA) · fr Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · cmn 西雅圖 /西雅图 (city in the state of Washington, USA) · sv Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · de Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · pl Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · es Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · clm siʔáɬ (city in the state of Washington, USA) · hi सीऐटल (city in the state of Washington, USA) · nl Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · ko 시애틀 (city in the state of Washington, USA) · tr Seattle (city in the state of Washington, USA) · vi Tây Nhã Đồ (city in the state of Washington, USA) · km ស៊ីអាថុល (city in the state of Washington, USA)

wikipedia: Chief Seattle