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Tacoma

ta·coma

UK/təˈkoʊmə/ US/tʌˈkoʊmɑ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle

Origin

From earlier Takhoma (“the area south of Seattle”), borrowed from Lushootseed təˈkhoʊʔməʔ, təlˈkhoʊʔbəʔ, təloʊʔl (the area surrounding Mount Rainier), from təˡqʷuʔbəʔ (“mother of waters”) in a direct reference to Mount Rainier.

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  • Tacoma South

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