Tacoma
Syllables: Ta·co·ma/təˈkoʊmə/
Tacoma proper noun: a city, the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.
Proper noun
Tacoma
- A city, the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.
- Tacoma has a small-town feel with big-time access, says Kathy Conn, an East Coast transplant who has called Tacoma home since 2018 (having lived in Seattle for six years before that).2024 June 23, Corinne Whiting, “The dazzling sides of ‘Grit City’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2024
- Synonyms:
- Grit City
- An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia, United States.
- Former name of Mount Rainier.
- A suburb in the Central Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms of Tacoma
Forms of Tacoma
| alternative form | Tahoma |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Takoma |
| alternative form | Taquoma |
Origin of Tacoma
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.
Words formed from Tacoma
Words that rhyme with Tacoma
Questions about Tacoma
- What does Tacoma mean?
- Tacoma means a city, the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.
- What part of speech is Tacoma?
- Tacoma is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Tacoma?
- Tacoma is pronounced /təˈkoʊmə/.
Words near Tacoma in the dictionary
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