Yakima

American  

[yak-uh-muh] / ˈyæk əˌmə /

noun

plural

Yakimas,

plural

Yakima

1. a city in southern Washington State.

2. a river in south central Washington State. 203 miles (327 kilometers) long.

3. former name of the Yakama and their language (often used attributively).

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Etymology

Origin of Yakima

see origin at Yakama ( def. )

Example Sentences

In my case I will be 32 years old, fly fishing the Yakima River as the sun sets—knowing that my wife and 5-year-old child are busy in my streamside home preparing my birthday dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

I did talk to people who are happy with Runna, including Jewel Christensen, a seasoned runner from Yakima, Wash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Bishop Joseph Tyson of Yakima, Washington State, was one of the 216 who supported the USCCB's Special Message.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

He was raised in Yakima, Wash., a two-hour drive from Seattle, and played collegiately at Eastern Washington.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Then in the Clarkston area of Washington the insects became refractory — they were harder to kill than in the orchards of the Wenatchee and Yakima valleys and elsewhere.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson