Definition of Washington, George in English:
Washington, George
proper nounˈwɒʃɪŋtənˈwɔʃɪŋtən
(1732–99), American general and statesman, 1st president of the US 1789–97. Washington helped win the War of Independence by keeping his army together through the winter at Valley Forge and winning a decisive battle at Yorktown (1781). He chaired the convention at Philadelphia (1787) that drew up the American Constitution and subsequently served two terms as president, following a policy of neutrality in international affairs.
Definition of Washington, George in US English:
Washington, George
proper nounˈwôSHiNGtənˈwɔʃɪŋtən
(1732–99), 1st president of the US 1789–97. Commander in chief of the Continental Army, he helped to win the American Revolution by keeping his army together through the winter of 1777–78 at Valley Forge and by winning a decisive battle at Yorktown in 1781. In 1787, he chaired the convention at Philadelphia that drew up the US Constitution. In his two terms as president, he followed a policy of neutrality in international affairs and of expansion on the domestic front.