English Explanatory Dictionary

Washington

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.
  2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States).
  3. District of Columbia (a district of the United States, coterminous with the city of Washington).
  4. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  5. The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
  6. A placename:
  7. A place in England:
  8. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
  9. A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1212).
  10. Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:
  11. A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.
  12. A tiny city in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
noun
  1. A U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington.
noun
  1. Synonym of agawan base (a team game)

Pronunciation

/ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/ en-us-Washington.ogg /wɔɹʃɪŋtən/ /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/

Word forms

Washington Washingtons

Etymology

Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of *Hwæssa”), from *Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia. The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

Synonyms

DC D.C. District of Columbia WA Wa. Washington state WASH Wash. WSH Wsh. State of Washington UW George Washington agawan base

Related words

dead president Lincoln Hamilton Jackson Benjamin Franklin

Derived words

Fashington George Washington Kawit-East Washington Drive Martha Washington chair Mount Washington New Washington Port Washington Washington cherry tree Washington clam Washington County Washington Court House Washington, D.C. Washington Heights Washingtonian Washington Island Washington lily Washington Mean Time Washington Meridian Time Washington Parish Washington pie Washington's Birthday WASH Wash. WA Wa. WSH Wsh.
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