Washington
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United StatesA state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.
» Which is the capital of the United States, Washington or New York?
Welche Stadt ist die Hauptstadt der USA, Washington oder New York?
Какая столица США: Вашингтон или Нью-Йорк?
Яка столиця Сполучених Штатів - Вашингтон чи Нью-Йорк?
Meaning
51 senses(countable, uncountable)A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.
штат Вашингто́нštat Vašingtón, шт. Вашингто́нšt. Vašingtón
Вашингто́нVašynhtón, Вашинґто́нVašyngtón
(countable, uncountable)Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States).
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States).
(countable, uncountable)District of Columbia (a district of the United States, coterminous with the city of Washington).
(countable, metonymically, uncountable)The American government.
(countable, uncountable)An English habitational surname from Old English.
George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
(countable, figuratively, metonymically, uncountable)The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
A place in England:
(countable, uncountable)A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
(countable, uncountable)A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1212).
Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:
(countable, uncountable)A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.
(countable, uncountable)A tiny city in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
(countable, uncountable)A census-designated place in Nevada County, California.
(countable, uncountable)A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Examples
162 sentencesWhich is the capital of the United States, Washington or New York?
Яка столиця Сполучених Штатів - Вашингтон чи Нью-Йорк? — aandrusiak
ruКакая столица США: Вашингтон или Нью-Йорк? — sharptoothed
deWelche Stadt ist die Hauptstadt der USA, Washington oder New York? — xtofu80
The capital of the U.S. is Washington, D.C.
Столиця Сполучених Штатів - Вашингтон. — aandrusiak
Cherry trees are now in bloom in Washington.
У Вашингтоні зараз цвіте вишня. — uaspeaker
ruВ Вашингтоне сейчас цветёт вишня. — Hellerick
deIn Washington blühen jetzt die Kirschbäume. — Zaghawa
That was the worst kept secret in Washington.
deDas war das am schlechtesten gehütete Geheimnis in Washington. — brauchinet
Excuse me, does this train go to Washington Square?
Translations
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Origin
Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English pWashington (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.
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