a city in Washington state; derived from the Lushootseed name for Mount Rainier
from Lushootseed taqʷúbəʔ, meaning 'mother of waters', referring to Mount Rainier
Tacoma comes from a Native American phrase meaning 'mother of waters' - Mount Rainier was seen as the source of all the region's rivers and streams!
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