Seattle
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A city of west-central Washington bounded by Puget Sound and Lake Washington. First settled in the 1850's, it prospered after the coming of the railroad in 1884 and became a boom town during the Alaskan gold rush of 1897. It is now an important commercial, transportation, and industrial hub and a major port of entry. Population, 516,259.
西雅图美国华盛顿州中西部的一个城市，位于普吉湾和华盛顿湖沿岸，19世纪50年代首批居民在此定居，1884年火车开通车后开始繁荣起来，在1897年阿拉斯加淘金热潮中成为一个新兴城市。它现在是重要的商业、运输、工业中心及主要进口港。人口516,259
