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madroña

/ məˈdrəʊnjə; məˈdrəʊnjəʊ; məˈdrəʊnə /

noun

  1. an ericaceous North American evergreen tree or shrub, Arbutus menziesii, with white flowers and red berry-like fruits See also strawberry tree
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of madroña1

C19: from Spanish
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Example Sentences

Imagine young radicals running military drills in Madrona Park, or listening to an impassioned speech about liberation and justice in a friend’s living room; peeking out from behind a wall of sandbags as law enforcement surround their office, or serving pancakes and sausage to local elementary school students.

Organizers imagine the primary interpretive center would anchor a walking tour of historical sites across the Central District and Madrona, during which students and residents could visit notable locations where Panthers lived and worked.

Vestiges of the Seattle Black Panther Party are still visible in the city’s Central District and Madrona neighborhoods.

Tours could end in Madrona, stopping by Madrona Grace Presbyterian Church, where the chapter hosted its first Free Breakfast Program.

Among them were Aaron and Elmer Dixon, brothers raised in Seattle’s Madrona neighborhood, a historically Jewish and Italian immigrant community that had transformed after World War II into a racially diverse working class area increasingly inhabited by Black, Japanese, Chinese and Filipino residents.

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