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| 1. | Book⋅er T(al⋅ia⋅ferro) [book-er tol-uh-ver] , 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. |
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.
Martha Washington
American first lady (1789-97), the wife of George Washington, first president of the United States and commander in chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolutionary War. She set many of the standards and customs for the proper behaviour and treatment of the president's wife.
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