Tacoma

//təˈkoʊmə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city, the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia, United States.
  4. 4
    Former name of Mount Rainier.
  5. 5
    A suburb in the Central Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.

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grit citymount rainier

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"During the 1930s, Tacoma City Light Department and the U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) began a series of measurements of glacial surface elevation to determine the impact of the Nisqually Glacier's retreat on water supplies for hydroelectric power production."

Etymology

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.

Related phrases

Tacoma Southbelmont countycentral coastcounty seatnew south walespierce countywise county

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