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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Yakima

Native American people of Washington State, 1852, perhaps from Sahaptin /iyakima/ "pregnant women."

Wiktionary
yakima

n. A Shahaptian tribe, mentioned by Lewis and Clark in 1806 under the name Cutsahnim. n. 1 A city in Washington 2 A tributary of the Columbia River

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Yakima, WA -- U.S. city in Washington
Population (2000): 71845
Housing Units (2000): 28643
Land area (2000): 20.125128 sq. miles (52.123840 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.478610 sq. miles (1.239593 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 20.603738 sq. miles (53.363433 sq. km)
FIPS code: 80010
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 46.596728 N, 120.529657 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 98902
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Yakima -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000): 222581
Housing Units (2000): 79174
Land area (2000): 4296.229691 sq. miles (11127.183346 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 15.377325 sq. miles (39.827088 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4311.607016 sq. miles (11167.010434 sq. km)
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 46.482454 N, 120.512943 W
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Yakima County
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Wikipedia
Yakima (disambiguation)

Yakima is a city in the United States. Yakima may also refer to:

  • MV Yakima, a Super Class ferry based in Washington state
  • Yakima Canutt (1896-1986), American actor and stuntman
  • Yakama, a Native American people
  • Yakama Indian Reservation, a reservation of confederated tribes, including the Yakama
  • Yakima War, a conflict between the United States and the Yakama
  • Yakima River, a river flowing through Yakima
  • Sedalia, Texas, formerly known as Yakima

Usage examples of "yakima".

Pahto A mountain-goddess of the Yakima and Klickitat, she was embodied in a mountain in southwestern Washington, today called Mt.

Penobscot, Algonquin, Huron, Ojibway, Mohawk, Yakima, Okanagan, Tlingit, Chinook, Beaver, Tanana, Cree, Bannock, Crow, Shoshone, Cheyenne.

Five and Six would eventually wind their way west and south to Wenatchee and all would link up outside Yakima to plan out the western campaign.

They bobbled Yakima a few years ago just because one of the their agents found a recombination analyzer in the city hospital.

There's another group at the atomic reactor on Yakima Ridge in Washington.

The mingled light of the twin moons, Chelan and Yakima, gleamed dully on the lid of a large trash container.

The twin moons, Yakima and Chelan, rose above the horizon and cast a golden glow over the bay.

The production of the brandy was extremely limited be cause the tree produced fruit only on the rare occasions when both Chelan and Yakima were in total eclipse.

Al cancelled all the shows between Coos Bay -- where it happened -- and Yakima.

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