English

Map of US highlighting the state of Washington

Map of USA highlighting Washington, D.C.

Proper noun

Washington

1. George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army of the American rebels and first President of the United States of America, from 1789 to 1797.
2. Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States since 1800.
3. (by synecdoche) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States.
4. A state of the United States of America Capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle.
5. A town in the county of Tyne and Wear in the Northeast of England.
6. (anthroponymy) A surname​.
7. (US, anthroponymy) A male given name popular during the first century of American independence

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Washington.

Synonyms

• (Washington, D.C.): DC / D.C. / District of Columbia (The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent)
• (state of the United States): WA/WA./Wa./Wa
• (Washington, D.C., state of the United States): WASH/WASH./Wash./Wash, WSH/WSH./Wsh./Wsh

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Place names in Washington State
• Washington, Tyne and Wear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Washington (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

Noun

Washington ‎(plural Washingtons)

1. (slang, US) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington

Synonyms

• ($1 USD bill): George Washington

See also

• United States one-dollar bill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Etymology

Borrowing from English Washington.

Proper noun

Washington ‎(genitive Washingtons)

1. Washington (US state)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒʃiŋkton]
• Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton

Proper noun

Washington

1. Washington

Declension

Derived terms

• washingtoni

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔʃʃinton/

Proper noun

Washington ?

1. Washington
2. The letter W in the Italian phonetic alphabet

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English Washington.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔ.ʃĩ.tõ/

Proper noun

Washington m

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. A male given name

Proper noun

Washington f

1. Washington (the capital city of the United States of America)

Synonyms

• Washington, D.C.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwasinton/, [ˈɡwasĩn̪t̪õn]

Proper noun

Washington m

1. Washington
2. the letter W in the Spanish phonetic alphabet

Derived terms

• washingtonés

See also

• Washington (estado) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Tatar

Proper noun

Washington

1. Washington

References

• Azatliq.org