Washington

Meaning

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1. Washington state (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
3. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
4. George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
5. The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
6. An English habitational surname from Old English.
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51. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
52. University of Washington.

Noun

a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington

Hyphenated as

Wash‧ing‧ton

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

When Crover joined the band , the Melvins also relocated to Aberdeen , Washington .