Washington
English

Map of US highlighting the state of Washington

Map of USA highlighting Washington, D.C.
Etymology
Habitational surname from a Northeastern English place name, attested around 1096 in Old English as Wasindone. While the origins of the place name are not fully known, local historians favour the theory that it developed from an Old English place name Hwæssingatūn, meaning "a settlement of the household of Hwæssa", from Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/, [ˈwɑʃɨŋʔn̩]
Audio (US) (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
Proper noun
Washington
- George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army of the American rebels and first President of the United States of America, from 1789 to 1797.
- Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States since 1800.
- (figuratively) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States.
- A state of the United States of America; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle.
- One of various municipalities in the world.
- A city in Georgia, USA, and the county seat of Wilkes County.
- A city in Indiana, USA, and the county seat of Daviess County.
- A city in Iowa, USA, and county seat of Washington County.
- A city in Kansas, USA, and county seat of Washington County.
- A city in North Carolina, USA, and the county seat of Beaufort County.
- A city in Pennsylvania, USA, and county seat of Washington County.
- A town in Virginia, USA, and the county seat of Rappahannock County. Not to be confused with Washington, D.C., 70 miles away.
- A town in the county of Tyne and Wear in the Northeast of England.
- A surname.
- (US) A male given name popular during the first century of American independence
Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Washington.
Synonyms
- (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
Derived terms
Derived terms
- George Washington
- Port Washington
- WA / WA. / Wa. / Wa
- WASH / WASH. / Wash. / Wash
- Washington County
- Washington, D.C.
- Washingtonian
- Washington Parish
- Washington's Birthday
- WSH / WSH. / Wsh. / Wsh
Translations
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Washington is the 145th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 177,386 individuals. Washington is most common among Black (87.5%) individuals.
See also
- Appendix:Place names in Washington State
Washington, Tyne and Wear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Washington (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
Washington (plural Washingtons)
- (slang, US) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington
Synonyms
- ($1 USD bill): George Washington
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Washington.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn/
Audio (file) Audio (Paris) (file)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɒʃiŋkton]
- Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton
Declension
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Washington | Washingtonok |
accusative | Washingtont | Washingtonokat |
dative | Washingtonnak | Washingtonoknak |
instrumental | Washingtonnal | Washingtonokkal |
causal-final | Washingtonért | Washingtonokért |
translative | Washingtonná | Washingtonokká |
terminative | Washingtonig | Washingtonokig |
essive-formal | Washingtonként | Washingtonokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Washingtonban | Washingtonokban |
superessive | Washingtonon | Washingtonokon |
adessive | Washingtonnál | Washingtonoknál |
illative | Washingtonba | Washingtonokba |
sublative | Washingtonra | Washingtonokra |
allative | Washingtonhoz | Washingtonokhoz |
elative | Washingtonból | Washingtonokból |
delative | Washingtonról | Washingtonokról |
ablative | Washingtontól | Washingtonoktól |
Possessive forms of Washington | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Washingtonom | Washingtonjaim |
2nd person sing. | Washingtonod | Washingtonjaid |
3rd person sing. | Washingtonja | Washingtonjai |
1st person plural | Washingtonunk | Washingtonjaink |
2nd person plural | Washingtonotok | Washingtonjaitok |
3rd person plural | Washingtonjuk | Washingtonjaik |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɔʃʃinton/
Proper noun
Washington ?
- Washington (state)
- Washington, D.C.
- The letter W in the Italian phonetic alphabet
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwasinton/, [ˈwasĩn̪t̪õn]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwasinton/, [ˈɡwasĩn̪t̪õn]
Derived terms
- washingtonés
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