washington

IPA: wˈɑʃɪŋtʌn

Root Word: Washington

noun

  • Washington state (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle)
  • Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
  • District of Columbia (a district of the United States, coterminous with the city of Washington)
  • George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
  • (figuratively, metonymically) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
  • An English habitational surname from Old English.
  • A placename:
  • A location in the United Kingdom:
  • A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
  • A village and civil parish of Horsham district, West Sussex, England.
  • Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:
  • A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.
  • A very small city in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
  • A census-designated place in Nevada County, California.
  • A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  • A small city, the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia.
  • A city in Tazewell County, Illinois.
  • A city, the county seat of Daviess County, Indiana.
  • A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Iowa.
  • A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Kansas.
  • A neighborhood of the city of Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky.
  • A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
  • A town in Knox County, Maine.
  • A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  • An unincorporated community in Macomb County, Michigan.
  • An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
  • A city in Franklin County, Missouri.
  • A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
  • A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  • A borough of Warren County, New Jersey.
  • A town in Dutchess County, New York.
  • A small city, the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina.
  • A small town in McClain County, Oklahoma, named for Caddo chief "Little Boy" Washington.
  • A city, the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  • A city in Washington County, Utah.
  • A town in Orange County, Vermont.
  • A small town, the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia.
  • A census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia.
  • A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  • A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  • A town in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
  • A small town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
  • A small town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  • A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
  • A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
  • An unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin.
  • A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Washington Township.
  • A community in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  • A community in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.
  • A location in the Philippines:
  • A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar.
  • A barangay of Escalante, Negros Occidental.
  • A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate.
  • A barangay of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.
  • (US) A male given name transferred from the surname, popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
  • University of Washington.
  • (slang, US) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington
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Examples of "washington" in Sentences

  • He resides in sedate eastern Washington.
  • The Washington Stealth will play at the Comcast Arena.
  • Israel's message to Hamas should resonate in Washington.
  • The University of Washington's mascot is Harry the Husky.
  • The exposition of the constitution was placed in Washington.
  • Even the portrayal of Washington was met with much disfavor.
  • Is there some odd turnabout occurring in the Washington area
  • In 1861, he became the Washington correspondent of the Tribune.
  • Lafayette was sent by Washington with 2,200 men to reconnoiter.
  • He embarrassed the Washington Society of whatever and the Smithsonian.

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