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Wash⋅ing⋅ton
[wosh-ing-tuh
n, waw-shing-] 
–noun
| 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. |
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Wash·ing·ton (wŏsh'ĭng-tən, wô'shĭng-)
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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). |
| 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. |
| Washington, Lake A lake in west-central Washington on the eastern boundary of Seattle. |
| Washington, Martha Dandridge Custis 1731-1802. First Lady of the United States (1789-1797) as the wife of President George Washington. |
| 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
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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