Wash·ing·ton /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən, ˈwɑ, ||ˈwɔr ||ˈwɑr-/
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Washington
n 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 [syn: Washington
D.C., American capital, capital of the United States]
2: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn: Evergreen
State, WA]
3: the federal government of the United States [syn: Capitol]
4: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of
the Continental Army during the American Revolution
(1732-1799) [syn: George Washington, President
Washington]
5: United States educator who was born a slave but became
educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama
(1856-1915) [syn: Booker T. Washington, Booker
Taliaferro Washington]