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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Mount′ Wash′ington. - Place NamesSee Washington, Mount.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Wash•ing•ton (wosh′ing tən, wô′shing-),USA pronunciation n. Book•er T(al•ia•ferro) (bŏŏk′ər tol′ə vər),USA pronunciation 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.- Biographical George, 1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97.
- Biographical Martha (Martha Dandridge), 1732–1802, wife of George.
- Place NamesAlso called Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States, on the Potomac between Maryland and Virginia: coextensive with the District of Columbia. 637,651. Abbr.: Wash. See map under District of Columbia.
- Place NamesAlso called Washington State. a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 3,553,231;
68,192 sq. mi. (176,615 sq. km). Cap.: Olympia. Abbr.: WA (for use with zip code), Wash. - Place Namesa city in SW Pennsylvania. 18,363.
- Place Namesa city in SW Indiana. 11,325.
- Place Namesa town in central Illinois. 10,364.
- Place Names Mount, a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: highest peak in the NE United States. 6293 ft. (1918 m).
- Place Names Lake, a lake in W Washington, near Seattle. 20 mi. (32 km) long.
- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Washington /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ n - 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)
- 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)
- a town in Tyne and Wear: designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 53 388 (2001)
- 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)
- 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 - Booker T(aliaferro). 1856–1915, US Black educationalist and writer
- Denzil (ˈdɛnzəl). US film actor; his films include Glory (1990), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), and John Q. (2002)
- 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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