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Yakima yăk´emô, -me , city (1990 pop. 54,827), seat of Yakima co., S central Wash., on the Yakima River just below its confluence with the Naches; inc. 1886. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive, irrigated agricultural valley noted for its mint, grapes, apples, and hops. It has several fruit canneries and plants that manufacture lumber products, plastics, chemicals, aircraft parts, small arms, and agricultural equipment. The Central Washington State Fair is held in Yakima, and a state fish hatchery is there. The city is also a gateway to Mount Rainier National Park .

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Yakima, Washington/USA North Yakima A river and a city founded in 1883 and named after the Yakima tribe whose name is said to mean either ‘Black Bear’ or ‘Runaway’, apparently with reference to the flow of the river. However, ‘Runaway’ has also been taken to mean ‘those that run away’. The ‘North’ was dropped in 1918.

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