Tacoma
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editEtymology
editFrom 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.
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editTacoma
- A city, the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States.
- Synonym: (informal) Grit City
- A suburb in the Central Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
- 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.
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