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Seattle

Pronunciation: /sɪˈat(ə)l/
Definition of Seattle
  • a port and industrial city in the state of Washington, on the eastern shores of Puget Sound; population 598,541 (est. 2008). First settled in 1852, it is now the largest city in the north-western US.

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