Emerald-city Definition

pronoun

(informal) Nickname of the city of Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.

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Origin of Emerald-city

  • The Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau held a contest in 1981 to find a new nickname for Seattle. The winning entry, "Emerald City", came from Sarah Sterling-Franklin of Carmel, California, whose submission described the city as "the jewel of the Northwest, the Queen of the Evergreen State, the many-faced city of space, elegance, magic and beauty."

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Emerald-city Sentence Examples

  • Yes. The first time I went to Oz I found you there, ruling the Emerald City.

  • These royal beasts are both warm friends of little Dorothy and have come to the Emerald City this morning to welcome her to our fairyland.

  • The colors represented the four countries of Oz, and the green star the Emerald City.

  • And now, the trial being over, the good citizens of the Emerald City scattered to their homes, well content with the day's amusement.

  • From the constant drizzle and cloudy skies which dampens spirits to the long hours put in by Microsoft employees-finding someone in the Emerald City isn't easy.

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