Washington

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”),^[1] 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.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/, /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/

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• (US, intrusive r) IPA^(key): /wɔɹʃɪŋtən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
• Hyphenation: Wash‧ing‧ton

Washington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)

2. Washington state (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle)
3. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
   • 2023 March 7, Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, “China 'seriously concerned' by Taiwan president 'transit' plans amid reported US trip”, in Muralikumar Anantharaman, Robert Birsel, editors, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 08 March 2023, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     Taiwanese presidents, including Tsai, have a record of travelling through the U.S. en route to other countries, usually for a day or two, though the U.S. government has generally avoided meeting senior Taiwanese officials in Washington.

   1. District of Columbia (a district of the United States, coterminous with the city of Washington)
4. George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
5. (figuratively, metonymically) 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.
7. A placename:
   1. A place in England:
      1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
      2. A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1212). ^[2]
   2. Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:
      1. A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.
      2. A very small city in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
      3. A census-designated place in Nevada County, California.
      4. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
      5. A small city, the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia.
      6. A city in Tazewell County, Illinois.
      7. A city, the county seat of Daviess County, Indiana.
      8. A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Iowa.
      9. A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Kansas.
      10. A neighborhood of the city of Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky.
      11. A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
      12. A town in Knox County, Maine.
      13. A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
      14. An unincorporated community in Macomb County, Michigan.
      15. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
      16. A city in Franklin County, Missouri.
      17. A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
      18. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
      19. A borough of Warren County, New Jersey.
      20. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
      21. A small city, the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina.
      22. A small town in McClain County, Oklahoma, named for Caddo chief "Little Boy" Washington.
      23. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
      24. A city in Washington County, Utah.
      25. A town in Orange County, Vermont.
      26. A small town, the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia.
      27. A census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia.
      28. A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
      29. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
      30. A town in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
      31. A small town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
      32. A small town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
      33. A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
      34. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
      35. An unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin.
      36. A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Washington Township.
   3. A community of Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A community of Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.
   5. A location in the Philippines:
      1. A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar.
      2. A barangay of Escalante, Negros Occidental.
      3. A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate.
      4. A barangay of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.
8. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname, popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
9. University of Washington.

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Washington.

• (Washington, D.C.): DC / D.C. / District of Columbia (The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent)
• (U.S. state): WA/WA./Wa./Wa, Washington state, Washington State (proscribed)
• (both Washington, D.C., & the U.S. state): WASH/WASH./Wash./Wash, WSH/WSH./Wsh./Wsh

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Washington is the 145^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 177,386 individuals. Washington is most common among Black (87.5%) individuals.

• Washington, Tyne and Wear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Washington (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Washington (plural Washingtons)

1. (slang, US) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington

• ($1 USD bill): George Washington

• dead president, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Benjamin, Franklin
• United States one-dollar bill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Divisions of the United States of America in English (layout · text)

States: Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming

Federal district: Washington, D.C.

Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands

• “Washington”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Washington”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Washington”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Washington”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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• IPA^(key): [ˈvoʃɪŋkton]
• IPA^(key): [ˈvaʃɪŋkton]

Washington m inan (related adjective washingtonský)

1. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
2. Washington (a state of the United States)

Washington m anim (female equivalent Washingtonová)

1. a male English surname

• “Washington”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Borrowed from English Washington.

Washington (genitive Washingtons)

1. Washington (a city in the United States)
2. Washington (a state of the United States)

Borrowed from English Washington. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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• Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton

Washington n

1. A neighbourhood of Noord, Aruba

From English Washington.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoʃiŋton/, [ˈʋo̞ʃiŋt̪o̞n]
• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑʃiŋton/, [ˈʋɑ̝ʃiŋt̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -oʃiŋton

Washington

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

• (France) IPA^(key): /wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /wa.ʃiŋ.tœn/

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Washington m

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔʃɪŋtn̩/, /ˈwɔʃɪŋtn̩/

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Washington n (proper noun, genitive Washingtons or (optionally with an article) Washington)

1. Washington (a state of the United States) (state)
2. Washington D.C.

• Washingtoner

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒʃiŋkton]
• Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton
• Rhymes: -on

Washington

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Washington	—
accusative	Washingtont	—
dative	Washingtonnak	—
instrumental	Washingtonnal	—
causal-final	Washingtonért	—
translative	Washingtonná	—
terminative	Washingtonig	—
essive-formal	Washingtonként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Washingtonban	—
superessive	Washingtonon	—
adessive	Washingtonnál	—
illative	Washingtonba	—
sublative	Washingtonra	—
allative	Washingtonhoz	—
elative	Washingtonból	—
delative	Washingtonról	—
ablative	Washingtontól	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Washingtoné	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Washingtonéi	—

Possessive forms of Washington
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Washingtonom	—
2nd person sing.	Washingtonod	—
3rd person sing.	Washingtonja	—
1st person plural	Washingtonunk	—
2nd person plural	Washingtonotok	—
3rd person plural	Washingtonjuk	—

• washingtoni

Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔʃ.ʃin.ton/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔʃʃinton

Washington m

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
3. the letter W in the Italian spelling alphabet

Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.

Washington m

1. a male given name from English

Washington

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. Washington (the capital city of the United States)

   Synonym: Washington, D.C.

Washington is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɔʃinktɔn]

Washington m inan (genitive singular Washingtonu, declension pattern of dub)

1. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
2. Washington (a state of the United States)

• “Washington”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaʃinton/ [ˈwa.ʃĩn̪.t̪õn]
  • Syllabification: Wa‧shing‧ton
• IPA^(key): /ˈwasinton/ [ˈwa.sĩn̪.t̪õn]
• IPA^(key): (also) /ˈwaʃiŋton/ [ˈwa.ʃiŋ.t̪õn]

Washington m

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. the letter W in the Spanish spelling alphabet

• Washington (estado) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Washington n (genitive Washingtons)

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

• Svensk MeSH

Washington

1. Washington (a state of the United States)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

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