seattle

noun

1. Seatlh, c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
2. a seaport in W Washington, on Puget Sound.

noun

1. a port in W Washington, on the isthmus between Lake Washington and Puget Sound: the largest city in the state and chief commercial centre of the Northwest; two universities. Pop: 569 101 (2003 est)

city founded 1853, named for Seatlh (c.1790-1866), native chief who befriended white settlers. His name is in the Salishan tongue. The largest city in the state of Washington.