Tahoma

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Tahoma

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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 Tacoma

A census-designated place in El Dorado County and Placer County, California, United States.
Former name of Mount Rainier.

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"Tahoma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tahoma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Tahoma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tahoma

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"Tahoma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tahoma.

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@misc{tahoma_2026,
  title = {Tahoma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tahoma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}