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(wŏsh′ĭng-tən, wô′shĭng-)1. Abbr. WA or Wash. A state of the northwest United States on the Pacific Ocean. It was admitted as the 42nd state in 1889. Explored by Capt. James Cook in 1778, Washington was the object of a dispute between Britain and the United States until 1846, when its northern border was set at the 49th parallel. Olympia is the capital and Seattle the largest city.
2. The capital of the United States, on the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland and coextensive with the District of Columbia. It was designed by Pierre L'Enfant and became the capital in 1800. In the War of 1812 the British captured and sacked (1814) Washington, burning most of the public buildings, including the Capitol and the White House.
Wash′ing·to′ni·an (wŏsh′ĭng-tō′nē-ən, wô′shĭng-) adj. & n.
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Washington
(ˈwɒʃɪŋtən)n
1. (Placename) a state of the northwestern US, on the Pacific: consists of the Coast Range and the Olympic Mountains in the west and the Columbia Plateau in the east. Capital: Olympia. Pop: 6 131 445 (2003 est). Area: 172 416 sq km (66 570 sq miles). Abbreviation: Wash or WA (with zip code)
2. (Placename) Also called: Washington, DC the capital of the US, coextensive with the District of Columbia and situated near the E coast on the Potomac River: site chosen by President Washington in 1790; contains the White House and the Capitol; a major educational and administrative centre. Pop: 563 384 (2003 est)
3. (Placename) a town in Tyne and Wear: designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 53 388 (2001)
4. (Placename) Mount Washington a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
5. (Placename) Lake Washington a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
Washington
(ˈwɒʃɪŋtən)n
1. (Biography) Booker T(aliaferro). 1856–1915, US Black educationalist and writer
2. (Biography) Denzil (ˈdɛnzəl). US film actor; his films include Glory (1990), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), and John Q. (2002)
3. (Biography) George. 1732–99, US general and statesman; first president of the US (1789–97). He was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army (1775) at the outbreak of the War of American Independence, which ended with his defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown (1781). He presided over the convention at Philadelphia (1787) that formulated the constitution of the US and elected him president
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Wash•ing•ton
(ˈwɒʃ ɪŋ tən, ˈwɔ ʃɪŋ-)n.
1. Booker T(al•ia•ferro) (ˈtɒl ə vər) 1856–1915, U.S. reformer and educator.
2. George, 1732–99, U.S. general: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97.
3. Martha (Martha Dandridge), 1732–1802, wife of George.
4. Also called Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States, on the Potomac: coextensive with the District of Columbia. 572,059.
5. a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 5,894,121; 68,192 sq. mi. (176,615 sq. km). Cap.: Olympia. Abbr.: WA, Wash.
6. Mount, a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: highest peak in the northeastern U.S. 6293 ft. (1918 m).
7. Lake, a lake in W Washington, near Seattle. 20 mi. (32 km) long.
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| Noun | 1. |  Washington - the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791Capitol Building, Capitol - the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet Lincoln Memorial - memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln Washington Monument - a stone obelisk built in Washington in 1884 to honor George Washington; 555 feet tall White House - the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States D.C., DC, District of Columbia - the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia Capitol Hill, the Hill - a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill" Georgetown - a section of northwestern Washington, D.C. |
| 2. |  Washington - a state in northwestern United States on the PacificPacific Northwest - a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia Mount Ranier National Park - a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps North Cascades National Park - a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites Olympic National Park - a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 Cape Flattery - a cape of northwestern Washington Aberdeen - a town in western Washington Bellingham - a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border Kennewick - a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River capital of Washington, Olympia - capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound Seattle - a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington Spokane - a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border Tacoma - a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle Vancouver - a town in southwestern Washington on the Columbia River across from Portland, Oregon Walla Walla - a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border Yakima - a town in south central Washington Mount Saint Helens, Mount St. Helens, Mt. St. Helens - an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity Mount Adams, Adams - a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high) Lake Chelan - a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range Columbia, Columbia River - a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring Inland Passage, Inside Passage - a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska Puget Sound - an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State Mount Ranier, Mount Tacoma, Mt. Ranier, Ranier - a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high) scablands - (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington) Snake River, Snake - a tributary of the Columbia River that rises in Wyoming and flows westward; discovered in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition | |
| 3. | Washington - the federal government of the United States | |
| 4. |  Washington - 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) | |
| 5. |  Washington - United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) |
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