Walla Walla

See also: walla and Walla

English

Etymology 1

From the Walla Walla people.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌwɒlə ˈwɒlə/

Proper noun

Walla Walla

1. A city, the county seat of Walla Walla County, Washington, United States.
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     “It increases anxiety in me when I leave a tab open,” said Cameron Haluska, a 26-year-old beer sales representative from Walla Walla, Wash.

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2. A tributary of the Columbia River in Washington, United States; in full, the Walla Walla River.

Derived terms

• Walla Walla County

Noun

Walla Walla pl (plural only)

1. A Sahaptin indigenous people of the Northwest Plateau.

Noun

Walla Walla (plural Walla Wallas)

1. A kind of sweet onion from Walla Walla County, Washington, United States.

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Walla Walla

1. A town in Greater Hume Shire, in southern New South Wales, Australia.

References

• Putnam, George Palmer (1915), In the Oregon Country; Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California, Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in the Making‎^[2], New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, retrieved 20 July 2022, pages 26–27