Washington

/ˈwɑʃɪŋtɪn/

/ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/

Other forms: Washingtons

Definitions of Washington

1. noun

   1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
   synonyms: George Washington, President Washington

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   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank

   Chief Executive, President, President of the United States, United States President

   the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
2. noun

   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
   synonyms: American capital, Washington D.C., capital of the United States

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   Potomac

   term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.

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   national capital

   the capital city of a nation
3. noun

   the federal government of the United States
   synonyms: Capital

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   federal government

   a government with strong central powers
4. noun

   a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
   synonyms: Evergreen State, WA

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   American state

   one of the 50 states of the United States
5. noun

   United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
   synonyms: Booker T. Washington, Booker Taliaferro Washington

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   educator, pedagog, pedagogue

   someone who educates young people