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Tacoma

/təˈkoʊmə/ US

Rhymes with -əʊmə

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From earlier Takhoma (“the area south of Seattle”), borrowed from Lushootseed təˈkhoʊʔməʔ, təlˈkhoʊʔbəʔ, təloʊʔl (the area surrounding Mount Rainier), from təˡqʷuʔbəʔ (“mother of waters”) in a direct reference to Mount Rainier.

proper noun Tahoma · Takoma · Taquoma

A city, the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. Tacoma has a small-town feel with big-time access, says Kathy Conn, an East Coast transplant who has called Tacoma home since 2018 (having lived in Seattle for six years before that).
Similar: Grit City
An unincorporated community in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
An unincorporated community and coal town in Wise County, Virginia, United States.
Former name of Mount Rainier.
A suburb in the Central Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.

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Closest in meaning: seattle, pierce, strait, pierce county, university place, port townsend, yakima, port angeles, sumner, ruston, home, tonasket, pasco, buckley, federal way, tukwila

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"Tacoma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tacoma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{tacoma_2026,
  title = {Tacoma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tacoma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}