American English pronunciation
How to pronounce washington
IPA transcription: ['wɑʃɪŋtən]
Pronunciation variants: ['wɑʃɪŋtən]['wɔʃɪŋtən]
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Noun
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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 1791
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a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
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the federal government of the United States
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1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
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United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
Usage examples
- Included were the archives, name, trademarks, website, and fixtures from the Washington Blade offices.
- The first shovel of earth was turned by President George Washington.
- The circulation area includes Orange, Lamoille, Washington and Caledonia counties.
- During the Revolutionary War it supplied grain to George Washington's troops.
- His death is registered with the War Department in Washington.
- She is married and lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and daughter.
- Its county seat and largest city is Washington.
- It's Candice now on long distance from Washington!
- He also won the Washington Park Derby in Chicago.
- Historian Andrew N. Buchanan posits that Hayes made Spain into Washington's 'silent ally.