Meanings
- A seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.
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 20251 more example
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 2020Synonyms: Emerald City
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA seaport and the largest city in Washington, United States, and the county seat of King County.
Origin
- Lushootseedsiʔaɬ
- EnglishSeattle
Named after Chief Seattle, from Lushootseed siʔaɬ.
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Arabic سِيَاتَل
- سِيَاتَل (siyātal)city in the state of Washington, USA
Chinese Cantonese 西雅圖 /西雅图
- 西雅圖 /西雅图 (sai¹ ngaa⁵ tou⁴)city in the state of Washington, USA
Chinese Mandarin 西雅圖 /西雅图
- 西雅圖 /西雅图 (Xīyǎtú)city in the state of Washington, USA
Dutch Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
French Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
German Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
Greek Σιάτλ
- Σιάτλ (Siátl)city in the state of Washington, USA
Hindi सीऐटल
- सीऐटल (sīaiṭal)city in the state of Washington, USA
Japanese シアトル
- シアトル (Shiatoru)city in the state of Washington, USA
Korean 시애틀
- 시애틀 (Siaeteul)city in the state of Washington, USA
Latin Seattlum
- Seattlumcity in the state of Washington, USA
Persian سیاتل
- سیاتل (seyâtel)city in the state of Washington, USA
Polish Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
Portuguese Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
Russian Сиэ́тл
- Сиэ́тл (Siétl)city in the state of Washington, USA
Spanish Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
Swedish Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
Turkish Seattle
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
Ukrainian Сіетл, Сієтл
- Сіетл (Sietl)city in the state of Washington, USA
- Сієтл (Sijetl)city in the state of Washington, USA
Vietnamese Seattle, Tây Nhã Đồ
- Seattlecity in the state of Washington, USA
- Tây Nhã Đồcity in the state of Washington, USA
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Seattle
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Cite this entry
Seattle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seattle
“Seattle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seattle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Seattle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Seattle.
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