Puyallup

[ pyoo-al-uhp ]

noun

, plural Puy·al·lups, (especially collectively) Puy·al·lup

1. 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.
2. a city in western Washington State, southeast of Tacoma.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Puyallup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Puyallup¹

First recorded in 1870–75 (referring to the Puyallup River); from a dialect of Southern Lushootseed twulshootseed (also txʷǝlšucid ), literally “generous and welcoming behavior to all who enter our lands”

Example Sentences

As we drew off from the mouth of the Puyallup River, numerous parties of Indians were in sight.

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A strong military force had penetrated the Indian country—the upper Puyallup valley and beyond.

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Here we lived and farmed for forty-one years, seeing the town of Puyallup grow up on and around the homestead.

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Again we must start in life, and we moved to a new location, a homestead in the Puyallup valley.

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Such are some of the changes wrought in fifty years since pioneer life began in the Puyallup valley.

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