Yakima
pronunciation
How to pronounce Yakima in British English:
UK [ˈjækimə]
How to pronounce Yakima in American English:
US [ˈjækəmɔ, -mə]
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- Noun:
- a town in south central Washington
Word Origin
- Yakima
- Native American people of Washington State, 1852, perhaps from Sahaptin /iyakima/ "pregnant women."
Example
- 1. Yakima car bike racks will make an excellent gift for any bicycler .
- 2. During moments of sadness or frustration , I often think of a family scene years ago in the town of yakima , washington .
- 3. A city of central washington on the columbia river north-northeast of yakima . It is a trade and processing center in a fertile fruit-growing valley noted for apples . Population , 21756 .
- 4. A city of southeast washington on the columbia river near its confluence with the snake and yakima rivers . It grew during world war ii as a supply center for the nearby hanford atomic works . Population , 20337 .