Semitic adjective. âº ârelating to the ârace of âpeople that âincludes Arabs and Jews, or to âtheir âlanguages: âHebrew and âArabic are Semitic âlanguages. See also anti-Semitic âº old use âJewish âº used to refer to âraces such as the Babylonians and Phoenicians that âexisted in âancient âtimes. See also. anti-Semitic.
Spokane County, Washington. Spokane County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census the population was 471,221, making it the fourth-most populous county in Washington state. The largest city and county seat is Spokane, the second largest city in the state, behind Seattle.
Spokane metropolitan area. The SpokaneâSpokane Valley Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Spokane, Stevens, and Pend Oreille Counties in Washington State, anchored by the city of Spokane and its largest suburb, Spokane Valley. As of 2016 the MSA had a population of 556,634. The Spokane Metropolitan Area and the neighboring Coeur d'Alene metropolitan area, make up the larger Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area. The urban areas of the two MSAs largely follow the path of Interstate 90 between Spokane and Coeur d'Alene.