Chinese

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east phonetic
trad. (東雅圖)
simp. (东雅图)
Literally: “East of Seattle”.

Etymology

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Wordplay on Chinese 西雅圖西雅图 (Xīyǎtú).

Pronunciation

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東雅圖

  1. (American (1980–), colloquial) Eastside (an area in King County, Washington, United States). Including the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish, Issaquah, Newcastle, and Mercer Island.