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Seattle

/siˈætəl̩/[-ɾɫ]

Seattle proper noun: a seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.

Proper noun

Seattle

  1. A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.
    • 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
    • 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
    Synonyms:
    Emerald City

Seattle meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Vietnamese

Seattle in Hindi

city in the state of Washington, USA
सीऐटल sīaiṭal

Seattle in Arabic

city in the state of Washington, USA
سِيَاتَل siyātal

Seattle in Persian

city in the state of Washington, USA
سیاتل seyâtel

Seattle in Vietnamese

city in the state of Washington, USA
Seattle, Tây Nhã Đồ

Synonyms of Seattle

Origin of Seattle

Named after Chief Seattle, from Lushootseed siʔaɬ.

Words formed from Seattle

Phrases with Seattle

Words that rhyme with Seattle

Questions about Seattle

What does Seattle mean?
Seattle means a seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.
What is Seattle in Hindi?
Seattle in Hindi is सीऐटल (sīaiṭal). See Seattle meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Seattle?
Seattle is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Seattle?
Seattle is pronounced /siˈætəl̩/.

Words near Seattle in the dictionary

  1. seatside
  2. seatstay
  3. seatstays
  4. Seatter
  5. Seatters
  6. Seattle
  7. Seattle Freeze
  8. Seattle roll
  9. Seattle rolls
  10. Seattleite
  11. Seattleites

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Seattle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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