Washington

Significado (English)

Synonyms

capital of the United States

Capital

Booker T. Washington

American capital

Booker Taliaferro Washington

President Washington

The Beltway

Frecuencia

B1
Con guión como
Wash‧ing‧ton
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/
Etimoloxía (English)

In summary

Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of Hwæssa”), from Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia. The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

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