Washington

Definition of the noun washington


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