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Puyallup
[ pyoo-al-uhp ]
noun
- Also called Spuyaləpabš [spoo-, yahl, -, uh, -pahbsh]. a member of a Lushootseed-speaking North American Indian tribe living in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.
- a city in western Washington State, southeast of Tacoma.
adjective
- of or relating to the Puyallup.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Puyallup1
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Example Sentences
As we drew off from the mouth of the Puyallup River, numerous parties of Indians were in sight.
A strong military force had penetrated the Indian country—the upper Puyallup valley and beyond.
Here we lived and farmed for forty-one years, seeing the town of Puyallup grow up on and around the homestead.
Again we must start in life, and we moved to a new location, a homestead in the Puyallup valley.
Such are some of the changes wrought in fifty years since pioneer life began in the Puyallup valley.
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