Washington
pronunciation
How to pronounce Washington in British English:
UK ['wɒʃɪŋtən]
How to pronounce Washington in American English:
US ['wɑʃɪŋtənˌ 'wɔʃɪŋ-]
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- 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
- a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
- the federal government of the United States
- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
- United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
Word Origin
- Washington
- U.S. capital, founded 1791, named for President George Washington (1732-1799); the family name is from a town in northeastern England, from Old English, literally "estate of a man named Wassa." The U.S. state was named when it was formed as a territory in 1853 (admitted to the union 1889). Related: Washingtonian.
Example
- 1. Washington passed the country ` s first law against texting while driving .
- 2. In contrast to california , say , washington passes its budgets on time .
- 3. He thinks the hardest state to win will be maine , followed by washington .
- 4. I 'm speaking to you this week from the boeing plant in everett , washington .
- 5. Oregon 's law took effect in 1997 and washington enacted a similar one in 2009 .