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SEATTLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Rainier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
point of entry; port of entry (a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise)
Meronyms (parts of "Seattle"):
Space Needle (a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction)
University of Washington (a university in Seattle, Washington)
Holonyms ("Seattle" is a part of...):
Evergreen State; WA; Wash.; Washington (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
