Washington (n.)

  1. the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles LEnfant to lay out the city in 1791

    [ Syn: washington , washington d.c. , american capital , capital of the united states ]

  2. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

    [ Syn: washington , evergreen state , wa ]

  3. the federal government of the United States

    [ Syn: capital , washington ]

  4. 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

    [ Syn: washington , 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: washington , booker t. washington , booker taliaferro washington ]

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