[wosh-ing-tuh
n, waw-shing-] Pronunciation Key | 1. | Book·er T(al·ia·ferro)
[boo k-er tol-uh-ver] Pronunciation Key, 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer. |
| 2. | George, 1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97. |
| 3. | Martha (Martha Dandridge ), 1732–1802, wife of George. |
| 4. | Also 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. Abbreviation: Wash. |
| 5. | Also 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). Capital: Olympia. Abbreviation: WA (for use with zip code), Wash. |
| 6. | a city in SW Pennsylvania. 18,363. |
| 7. | a city in SW Indiana. 11,325. |
| 8. | a town in central Illinois. 10,364. |
| 9. | Mount, a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: highest peak in the NE United States. 6293 ft. (1918 m). |
| 10. | Lake, a lake in W Washington, near Seattle. 20 mi. (32 km) long. |
| 11. | a male given name. |
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Wash·ing·ton
(wŏsh'ĭng-tən, wô'shĭng-) Pronunciation Key
Wash'ing·to'ni·an (wŏsh'ĭng-tō'nē-ən, wô'shĭng-) adj. & n. |
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| Washington, Booker T (aliaferro)
American educator. Born into slavery, he acquired an education after emancipation and became the principal of Tuskegee Institute, which flourished under his tutelage (1881-1915). |
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| Washington, George 1732-1799.
American military leader and the first President of the United States (1789-1797). Commander of the American forces in the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), he presided over the Second Constitutional Convention (1787) and was elected President of the fledgling country (1789). He shunned partisan politics and in his farewell address (1796) warned against foreign involvement. Wash'ing·to'ni·an (wŏsh'ĭng-tō'nē-ən, wô'shĭng-) adj. & n. |
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| Washington, Lake
A lake in west-central Washington on the eastern boundary of Seattle. |
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| Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis 1731-1802.
First Lady of the United States (1789-1797) as the wife of President George Washington. |
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| Washington, Mount
A mountain, 1,917.8 m (6,288 ft) high, of eastern New Hampshire. It is the highest elevation in the White Mountains. |
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| washington | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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 |
| 2. | a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific |
| 3. | the federal government of the United States [syn: Capital] |
| 4. | 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) |
| 5. | United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) |
Washington
State in the northwestern United States bordered by British Columbia, Canada, to the north; Idaho to the east; Oregon to the south; and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its capital is Olympia, and its largest city is Seattle. The area to the west of the Cascades, which run north and south through the middle of the state, is wet, mountainous, and forested, that to the east is arid.
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Washington Depot, CT Zip code(s): 06793, 06794
Washington Cross, PA Zip code(s): 18977
Washington Court, OH Zip code(s): 43160
Washington Colle, TN Zip code(s): 37681
Washington Islan, WI Zip code(s): 54246
Washington Boro, PA Zip code(s): 17582
Washington Park, IL (village, FIPS 79085) Location: 38.62990 N, 90.09220 W
Population (1990): 7431 (2597 housing units)
Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62204
Washington County, MD (county, FIPS 43) Location: 39.60387 N, 77.81449 W
Population (1990): 121393 (47448 housing units)
Area: 1186.6 sq km (land), 24.4 sq km (water)
Washington County, ME (county, FIPS 29) Location: 44.96897 N, 67.60999 W
Population (1990): 35308 (19124 housing units)
Area: 6652.6 sq km (land), 1778.2 sq km (water)
Washington County, MN (county, FIPS 163) Location: 45.03807 N, 92.88921 W
Population (1990): 145896 (51648 housing units)
Area: 1014.6 sq km (land), 81.5 sq km (water)
Washington County, NY (county, FIPS 115) Location: 43.32009 N, 73.43058 W
Population (1990): 59330 (24216 housing units)
Area: 2164.0 sq km (land), 26.9 sq km (water)
Washington County, NE (county, FIPS 177) Location: 41.52725 N, 96.22308 W
Population (1990): 16607 (6378 housing units)
Area: 1011.4 sq km (land), 8.6 sq km (water)
Washington County, NC (county, FIPS 187) Location: 35.83681 N, 76.56471 W
Population (1990): 13997 (5644 housing units)
Area: 900.9 sq km (land), 197.9 sq km (water)
Washington County, MS (county, FIPS 151) Location: 33.28553 N, 90.94751 W
Population (1990): 67935 (24567 housing units)
Area: 1875.2 sq km (land), 96.5 sq km (water)
Washington County, MO (county, FIPS 221) Location: 37.96882 N, 90.87711 W
Population (1990): 20380 (8075 housing units)
Area: 1968.0 sq km (land), 6.9 sq km (water)
Washington County, VA (county, FIPS 191) Location: 36.72422 N, 81.96117 W
Population (1990): 45887 (19183 housing units)
Area: 1461.3 sq km (land), 8.8 sq km (water)
Washington County, UT (county, FIPS 53) Location: 37.27849 N, 113.51674 W
Population (1990): 48560 (19523 housing units)
Area: 6286.4 sq km (land), 7.4 sq km (water)
Washington County, TX (county, FIPS 477) Location: 30.21370 N, 96.40546 W
Population (1990): 26154 (11717 housing units)
Area: 1578.0 sq km (land), 31.4 sq km (water)
Washington County, VT (county, FIPS 23) Location: 44.26963 N, 72.62131 W
Population (1990): 54928 (25328 housing units)
Area: 1786.0 sq km (land), 16.2 sq km (water)
Washington County, RI (county, FIPS 9) Location: 41.38814 N, 71.62152 W
Population (1990): 110006 (49856 housing units)
Area: 862.2 sq km (land), 595.7 sq km (water)
Washington County, PA (county, FIPS 125) Location: 40.18878 N, 80.24784 W
Population (1990): 204584 (84113 housing units)
Area: 2220.0 sq km (land), 10.0 sq km (water)
Washington County, OR (county, FIPS 67) Location: 45.55507 N, 123.09457 W
Population (1990): 311554 (124716 housing units)
Area: 1874.6 sq km (land), 6.8 sq km (water)
Washington County, OK (county, FIPS 147) Location: 36.72234 N, 95.90427 W
Population (1990): 48066 (21707 housing units)
Area: 1079.7 sq km (land), 19.0 sq km (water)
Washington County, OH (county, FIPS 167) Location: 39.46034 N, 81.49418 W
Population (1990): 62254 (25752 housing units)
Area: 1645.3 sq km (land), 12.8 sq km (water)
Washington County, KY (county, FIPS 229) Location: 37.75273 N, 85.17386 W
Population (1990): 10441 (4009 housing units)
Area: 778.6 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
Washington County, KS (county, FIPS 201) Location: 39.78420 N, 97.08590 W
Population (1990): 7073 (3355 housing units)
Area: 2327.1 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Washington County, IN (county, FIPS 175) Location: 38.59928 N, 86.10559 W
Population (1990): 23717 (9520 housing units)
Area: 1332.4 sq km (land), 5.5 sq km (water)
Washington Township, NJ (CDP, FIPS 77510) Location: 40.98904 N, 74.06503 W
Population (1990): 9245 (3190 housing units)
Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Washington Terrace, UT (city, FIPS 82070) Location: 41.17005 N, 111.97951 W
Population (1990): 8189 (2898 housing units)
Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington Park, NC (town, FIPS 71240) Location: 35.53247 N, 77.03122 W
Population (1990): 403 (193 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 75225) Location: 26.13308 N, 80.18044 W
Population (1990): 6930 (2400 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 117) Location: 30.85203 N, 90.04154 W
Population (1990): 43185 (17617 housing units)
Area: 1734.3 sq km (land), 16.6 sq km (water)
Washington Heights, NY (CDP, FIPS 78421) Location: 41.46951 N, 74.41762 W
Population (1990): 1159 (462 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington Grove, MD (town, FIPS 81675) Location: 39.14115 N, 77.17493 W
Population (1990): 434 (182 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington County, TN (county, FIPS 179) Location: 36.29370 N, 82.49718 W
Population (1990): 92315 (38378 housing units)
Area: 844.9 sq km (land), 9.0 sq km (water)
Washington County, AL (county, FIPS 129) Location: 31.40270 N, 88.20275 W
Population (1990): 16694 (6625 housing units)
Area: 2799.1 sq km (land), 20.4 sq km (water)
Washington County, AR (county, FIPS 143) Location: 35.98574 N, 94.21435 W
Population (1990): 113409 (47349 housing units)
Area: 2461.1 sq km (land), 15.1 sq km (water)
Washington County, CO (county, FIPS 121) Location: 39.97553 N, 103.20080 W
Population (1990): 4812 (2307 housing units)
Area: 6529.8 sq km (land), 8.1 sq km (water)
Washington County, FL (county, FIPS 133) Location: 30.61316 N, 85.67069 W
Population (1990): 16919 (7703 housing units)
Area: 1501.9 sq km (land), 93.1 sq km (water)
Washington County, WI (county, FIPS 131) Location: 43.36676 N, 88.23090 W
Population (1990): 95328 (34382 housing units)
Area: 1115.9 sq km (land), 13.1 sq km (water)
Washington County, IA (county, FIPS 183) Location: 41.33709 N, 91.71674 W
Population (1990): 19612 (7866 housing units)
Area: 1473.3 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water)
Washington County, ID (county, FIPS 87) Location: 44.44899 N, 116.77904 W
Population (1990): 8550 (3685 housing units)
Area: 3772.0 sq km (land), 44.6 sq km (water)
Washington County, IL (county, FIPS 189) Location: 38.35086 N, 89.41713 W
Population (1990): 14965 (6261 housing units)
Area: 1457.3 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
Washington County, GA (county, FIPS 303) Location: 32.96775 N, 82.79487 W
Population (1990): 19112 (7416 housing units)
Area: 1762.4 sq km (land), 10.2 sq km (water)
Port Washington North, NY (village, FIPS 59531) Location: 40.84330 N, 73.70251 W
Population (1990): 2736 (1055 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Washington, NJ (borough, FIPS 77270) Location: 40.75931 N, 74.98289 W
Population (1990): 6474 (2787 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07882, 08012
Washington, DC (city, FIPS 50000) Location: 38.90505 N, 77.01617 W
Population (1990): 606900 (278489 housing units)
Area: 159.1 sq km (land), 18.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 20001, 20002, 20003, 20004, 20005, 20006, 20007, 2000
Washington, IA (city, FIPS 82335) Location: 41.29885 N, 91.69088 W
Population (1990): 7074 (3014 housing units)
Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 52353
Washington, GA (city, FIPS 80704) Location: 33.73551 N, 82.74397 W
Population (1990): 4279 (1776 housing units)
Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30673
Washington, LA (town, FIPS 79870) Location: 30.61541 N, 92.05966 W
Population (1990): 1253 (529 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70589
Washington, AR (city, FIPS 73370) Location: 33.77315 N, 93.68296 W
Population (1990): 148 (92 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 71862
Washington, IN (city, FIPS 80504) Location: 38.65817 N, 87.17301 W
Population (1990): 10838 (4787 housing units)
Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 47501
Washington, ME Zip code(s): 04574
Washington, MI Zip code(s): 48094
Washington, MO (city, FIPS 77416) Location: 38.55315 N, 91.01264 W
Population (1990): 10704 (4338 housing units)
Area: 17.6 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 63090
Washington, NC (city, FIPS 71220) Location: 35.55628 N, 77.05050 W
Population (1990): 9075 (3873 housing units)
Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 27889
Washington, VA (town, FIPS 83248) Location: 38.71274 N, 78.15977 W
Population (1990): 198 (97 housing units)
Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 22747
Washington, UT (city, FIPS 81960) Location: 37.13466 N, 113.49347 W
Population (1990): 4198 (1793 housing units)
Area: 65.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 84780
Washington, TX Zip code(s): 77880
Washington, PA (city, FIPS 81328) Location: 40.17434 N, 80.24735 W
Population (1990): 15864 (7380 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15301
Washington, OK (town, FIPS 78700) Location: 35.05833 N, 97.48351 W
Population (1990): 279 (138 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73093
Washington, NH Zip code(s): 03280
Washington, KS (city, FIPS 75825) Location: 39.81687 N, 97.05220 W
Population (1990): 1304 (675 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66968
Washington, OH (city, FIPS 81214) Location: 39.53771 N, 83.43113 W
Population (1990): 12983 (5394 housing units)
Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Washington, NE (village, FIPS 51595) Location: 41.39827 N, 96.20871 W
Population (1990): 125 (46 housing units)
Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington, KY (city, FIPS 80742) Location: 38.61589 N, 83.80805 W
Population (1990): 795 (296 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington, IL (city, FIPS 79033) Location: 40.69821 N, 89.43511 W
Population (1990): 10099 (3903 housing units)
Area: 16.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Washington, WV (CDP, FIPS 84724) Location: 39.24090 N, 81.67336 W
Population (1990): 1030 (424 housing units)
Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Fort Washington, PA (CDP, FIPS 26872) Location: 40.13845 N, 75.19180 W
Population (1990): 3699 (1116 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 19034
Port Washington, NY (CDP, FIPS 59520) Location: 40.82723 N, 73.68031 W
Population (1990): 15387 (5712 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11050
Port Washington, WI (city, FIPS 64450) Location: 43.39368 N, 87.87993 W
Population (1990): 9338 (3562 housing units)
Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53074
Fort Washington, MD (CDP, FIPS 29525) Location: 38.73530 N, 77.00321 W
Population (1990): 24032 (7874 housing units)
Area: 35.2 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 20744
New Washington, OH (village, FIPS 55776) Location: 40.96141 N, 82.85429 W
Population (1990): 1057 (420 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44854
New Washington, IN Zip code(s): 47162
Mount Washington, PA Zip code(s): 15211
Mount Washington, KY (city, FIPS 54228) Location: 38.04755 N, 85.55015 W
Population (1990): 5226 (1870 housing units)
Area: 8.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 40047
Port Washington, OH (village, FIPS 64346) Location: 40.32688 N, 81.51956 W
Population (1990): 513 (211 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43837
East Washington, PA (borough, FIPS 22016) Location: 40.17366 N, 80.23286 W
Population (1990): 2126 (1045 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Old Washington, OH (village, FIPS 58226) Location: 40.03740 N, 81.44440 W
Population (1990): 281 (114 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
North Washington, IA (city, FIPS 57495) Location: 43.11628 N, 92.41500 W
Population (1990): 107 (48 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
New Washington, PA (borough, FIPS 54344) Location: 40.82268 N, 78.70141 W
Population (1990): 78 (39 housing units)
Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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