puyallup
puyallup Lexical Profile
• noun
American A city in Pierce County, Washington, United States, situated in the Puget Sound region southeast of Tacoma and widely known for hosting the annual Washington State Fair.
American A member of a federally recognized Native American Coast Salish people indigenous to the river basins of the Puget Sound region in Washington state.
"The Puyallup have long maintained a deep cultural and historical connection to the salmon runs of the Pacific Northwest."
American A glacially-fed river in Washington state that flows northwest from Mount Rainier into Commencement Bay at Tacoma.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Lushootseed word 'puyaləpabš', a Native American Coast Salish tribe whose name was historically translated by early settlers as 'generous and welcoming people' or 'people from the bend at the bottom of the river'.
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