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yakima

/ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
yaki-ma
IPA
/ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.

name

A city, the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States.

name

A tributary of the Columbia River, Washington; in full, the Yakima River.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

Yakimas (plural)

Derived Forms

Yakiman Yakimaniac Yakimite

Synonyms

Cutsahnim

Questions

How do you pronounce yakima?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/.
What does yakima mean?
A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.

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