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yakima
/ˈjækɪmə/
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What does yakima mean?
noun
- A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States.
- A tributary of the Columbia River, Washington; in full, the Yakima River.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈjækɪmə/
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A few miles above the mouth of the Snake the Yakima, which drains a considerable portion of the Cascade Range, enters from the northwest.
I include data for Umatilla and Yakima to show that much larger quantities of irrigation water are needed in really hot, arid places like Baker or Sacramento.