HOW TO PRONOUNCE
spokane
/spoʊˈkæn/
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Stress KAN in spoh-KAN.
The stressed vowel sounds like cat. The final e is silent.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The train arrived in Spokane.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does spokane mean?
noun
- A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.
proper noun
- The language of the Spokane tribe, a member of the Salish (or Salishan) language family.
- A large city, the county seat of Spokane County, Washington.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A tributary of the Columbia River in Washington and Idaho.
- Any of various other places in the United States.
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IPA pronunciation
/spoʊˈkæn/
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Fifty miles farther down, the Spokane River, a clear, dashing stream, comes in from the east.