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. A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle.

   Synonyms: Washington state, Washington State, State of Washington

4. 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).
5. An English habitational surname from Old English.
   1. George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
6. (figuratively, metonymic) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
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 tiny 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 in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A community in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.
   5. Several locations in the Philippines:
      1. A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines.
      2. A barangay of Escalante, Negros Occidental.
      3. A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines.
      4. A barangay of Surigao, 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.
10. Ellipsis of University of Washington.

    Synonym: UW

    Coordinate terms: Washington State, WSU (not to be confused)

• 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.
   • 1968, Earl Conrad, Billy Rose, Manhattan Primitive, Cleveland, Oh.: The World Publishing Company, →LCCN, page 181:

     He could open that footlocker once in awhile^[sic] and look at actual cash, loads of bills, tens, twenties, eagles, Grants, Lincolns, Washingtons.

   • 1990, Stewart Wolpin, The Rules of Neighborhood Poker According to Hoyle®, New York, N.Y.: New Chapter Press, →ISBN, page 339:

     Presidents: Cash money, folding bills, the green stuff, cabbage, lettuce, bucks, dough, i.e., Washingtons ($1), Jeffersons ($2), Lincolns ($5), Jacksons ($20), Grants ($50), McKinleys ($500), Clevelands ($1,000), Madisons ($5,000), and Wilsons ($100,000).

   • 1992, Mary Ann Haubner, Edward Rathmell, The Mathematics Experience, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, published 1994, →ISBN, page 95:

     How much money would you have if you had 2 Grants, 4 Washingtons, and 1 Lincoln?

   • 1998, Noah Hawley, A Conspiracy of Tall Men, New York, N.Y.: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 3:

     Linus is afraid of money. Not the smaller bills, the Washingtons and Lincolns, the Jacksons and Grants, but the larger sums, the cashier’s checks with multiple zeros, the stock portfolios and escrow accounts, afraid too of what they buy, the new cars with their leather stink, the first-class seats on airplanes, the cellular phones and fax modems.

   • 2001, Jennifer Edwards, Money, Westminster, Calif.: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., →ISBN, page 62:

     9 Jacksons = / 3 Grants = / 2 Washingtons =

   • 2010, Kehinde Garrison, American Delinquents, Anderson, S.C.: Stone Soup Press™, →ISBN, page 79:

     Joseph had missed the feeling of carrying a phat bankroll, one not padded with Washingtons and topped with Grants.

   • 2018, Antonio C. Nelson, Woman Pleaser, New York, N.Y.: Page Publishing, Inc, →ISBN:

     I would go over to his house wide eyed, ears open, and seeking any form of obtaining money to strengthen up my outfits. I would help him count money that would spread across the entire living room. This temptation of stealing some of those Franklins, Grants, Jacksons, Hamiltons, Lincolns, Jeffersons, and Washingtons was too strong for me to resist at twelve years old.

   • 2022, Douglas J. McGregor, Roadtrip 41, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN:

     Not counting the loose change jiggling in my pocket, (and it sounded like a lot of pennies to me), I only had one Ben Franklin, two Ulysses S. Grants, a crinkly Andrew Jackson that someone had drawn an ink moustache on, two Lincolns and two Washingtons.

• ($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 (relational adjective washingtonský)

1. Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)

Washington m anim (female equivalent Washingtonová)

1. a male English surname

• “Washington”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Borrowed from English Washington.

Washington (genitive Washingtons)

1. Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region 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, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, 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, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, 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, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

• Washingtoner

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

Washington

1. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

• washingtoni

Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.

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

Washington m

1. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, 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, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington, D.C. (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, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region 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, 2003–2025

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

Washington m

1. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region 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, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

• Svensk MeSH

Washington

1. Washington, Washington State (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States)
2. Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

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