Washington

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noun

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 (Freq. 27)
• Syn:
Washington D.C., American capital, capital of the United States
• Derivationally related forms:
Washingtonian
• Instance Hypernyms:
national capital
• Instance Hyponyms:
Potomac
• Part Holonyms:
District of Columbia, D.C., DC
• Part Meronyms:
Capitol, Capitol Building, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, White House,
Capitol Hill, the Hill, Georgetown
2. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
Evergreen State, WA
• Derivationally related forms:
Washingtonian
• Instance Hypernyms:
American state
• Part Holonyms:
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US,
U.S., USA, U.S.A.
• Part Meronyms:
Pacific Northwest, Mount Ranier National Park, North Cascades National Park, Olympic National Park, Cape Flattery,
Aberdeen, Bellingham, Kennewick, Olympia, capital of Washington, Seattle,
Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Yakima, Mount Saint Helens,
Mount St. Helens, Mt. St. Helens, Adams, Mount Adams, Lake Chelan, Columbia,
Columbia River, Inland Passage, Inside Passage, Puget Sound, Ranier, Mount Ranier,
Mt. Ranier, Mount Tacoma, scablands, Snake, Snake River
3. the federal government of the United States (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
Capital
• Derivationally related forms:
Washingtonian
• Instance Hypernyms:
federal government
4. 1st President of the United States;
commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
George Washington, President Washington
• Derivationally related forms:
Washingtonian
• Instance Hypernyms:
general, full general, President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive
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
• Instance Hypernyms:
educator, pedagogue, pedagog