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Puget Sound
(Puget Sound)
Pronunciation:
/ˈpjuːdʒɪt/
an inlet of the Pacific on the coast of Washington State in the US. It is linked to the ocean by the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Origin:
named after Peter Puget, the aide of George Vancouver who explored it in 1792
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