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

WSF has three of these massive vessels, also including the Puyallup, which are the fleet’s largest and together produce 26% of the ferry system’s greenhouse gas emissions.

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The statement did not identify the 30-year-old Puyallup man who died after being extricated from his car and taken to a hospital.

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King County prosecutors have charged a Puyallup man in a hit-and-run that killed an 81-year-old pedestrian late last month in White Center.

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Puyallup DH Max Hemenway ripped a strike that the Bombers Leavell, now in left field, caught for the final out, and bedlam ensued with the players and large Richland crowd.

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Puyallup coach Marc Wiese had the unenviable task after the game of consoling his Vikings.

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