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Washington

Washington

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

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Translations

Noun

Washington (plural Washingtons)

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

Synonyms

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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

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Washington Washingtonok
accusative Washingtont Washingtonokat
dative Washingtonnak Washingtonoknak
instrumental Washingtonnal Washingtonokkal
causal-final Washingtonért Washingtonokért
translative Washingtonná Washingtonokká
terminative Washingtonig Washingtonokig
essive-formal Washingtonként Washingtonokként
essive-modal
inessive Washingtonban Washingtonokban
superessive Washingtonon Washingtonokon
adessive Washingtonnál Washingtonoknál
illative Washingtonba Washingtonokba
sublative Washingtonra Washingtonokra
allative Washingtonhoz Washingtonokhoz
elative Washingtonból Washingtonokból
delative Washingtonról Washingtonokról
ablative Washingtontól Washingtonoktól
Possessive forms of Washington
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Washingtonom Washingtonjaim
2nd person sing. Washingtonod Washingtonjaid
3rd person sing. Washingtonja Washingtonjai
1st person plural Washingtonunk Washingtonjaink
2nd person plural Washingtonotok Washingtonjaitok
3rd person plural Washingtonjuk Washingtonjaik

Derived terms


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


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


Tatar

Proper noun

Washington

  1. Washington

References