"Seattle" meaning in English

See Seattle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /siˈætl̩/, [-ɾɫ] [Canada, US] Audio: En-us-Seattle.ogg
Rhymes: -ætəl Etymology: Named after Chief Seattle, from Lushootseed siʔaɬ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|lut|siʔaɬ}} Lushootseed siʔaɬ Head templates: {{en-prop}} Seattle
  1. A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County. Wikipedia link: Chief Seattle Categories (place): Cities in Washington, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Washington, USA, Places in the United States Synonyms: Emerald City [informal] Derived forms: Seattle Freeze, Seattleite Translations (city in the state of Washington, USA): S@NearSide-PalmForward Sidetoside (American Sign Language), سِيَاتَل (siyātal) [masculine] (Arabic), 西雅圖 /西雅图 (sai¹ ngaa⁵ tou⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 西雅圖 /西雅图 (Xīyǎtú) (Chinese Mandarin), Seattle [neuter] (Dutch), Seattle [feminine, masculine] (French), Seattle [neuter] (German), Σιάτλ (Siátl) (Greek), सीऐटल (sīaiṭal) (Hindi), シアトル (Shiatoru) (Japanese), ស៊ីអាថុល (siiʼaathol) (Khmer), siʔáɬ (Klallam), 시애틀 (Siaeteul) (Korean), Siatli (Ladino), Seattlum [neuter] (Latin), dᶻidᶻəlal̓ič (Lushootseed), سیاتل (seyâtel) (Persian), Seattle [feminine] (Portuguese), Сиэ́тл (Siétl) [masculine] (Russian), Seattle [feminine] (Spanish), Seattle [neuter] (Swedish), Seattle (Turkish), Сіетл (Sietl) (Ukrainian), Сієтл (Sijetl) (Ukrainian)

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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "city in the state of Washington, USA",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Seattle"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "city in the state of Washington, USA",
      "word": "Seattle"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Sietl",
      "sense": "city in the state of Washington, USA",
      "word": "Сіетл"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Sijetl",
      "sense": "city in the state of Washington, USA",
      "word": "Сієтл"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Seattle"
}

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