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Etymology

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Yakima +‎ -ite

Noun

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Yakimite (plural Yakimites)

  1. (rare) A Yakiman; someone from Yakima, Washington State.
    • 2003 October 28, Ellen DeGeneres, The Funny Thing Is..., Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 110:
      The people of Yakima (“Yakimites,” as I now call them) were so warm and kind and polite. And they love to laugh. I'm now putting Yakima on my list of top ten favorite cities along with Paris and Rome. March 14—Kansas City, Mo.