washington Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun 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
   Washington D.C.; American capital; capital of the United States.
   
2. noun a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
   Evergreen State; WA.
   
3. noun the federal government of the United States
   Capital.
   
4. noun 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
   George Washington; President Washington.
   
5. noun United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
   Booker T. Washington; Booker Taliaferro Washington.
   

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