SEATTLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Seattle mean?
• SEATTLE (noun)
The noun SEATTLE has 1 sense:
1. 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 Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
Familiarity information: SEATTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEATTLE (noun)
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 Ranier 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"):
University of Washington (a university in Seattle, Washington)
Holonyms ("Seattle" is a part of...):
Evergreen State; WA; Washington (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
