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Washington

English Edit

 
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Map of US highlighting the state of Washington
 
Map of USA highlighting Washington, D.C.

Etymology Edit

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 at Washington.

The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

Washington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)

  1. Washington state (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle)
  2. 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)
  3. George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
  4. (figurative, metonymically) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
  5. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  6. A placename:
    1. A location in the United Kingdom:
      1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
      2. A village and civil parish of Horsham district, West Sussex, England.
    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 in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. A community in 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.
  7. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname, popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
  8. University of Washington.

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Statistics Edit

  • 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.

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Noun Edit

Washington (plural Washingtons)

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

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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

References Edit

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Washington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Further reading Edit

Anagrams Edit

Czech Edit

 
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Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

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)

Declension Edit

Declension of Washington (sg-only hard masculine inanimate)
singular
nominative Washington
genitive Washingtonu
dative Washingtonu
accusative Washington
vocative Washingtone
locative Washingtoně, Washingtonu
instrumental Washingtonem
 
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Proper noun Edit

Washington m anim (feminine Washingtonová)

  1. a male English surname

Declension Edit

Declension of Washington (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative Washington Washingtonové
genitive Washingtona Washingtonů
dative Washingtonovi Washingtonům
accusative Washingtona Washingtony
vocative Washingtone Washingtonové
locative Washingtonovi Washingtonech
instrumental Washingtonem Washingtony

Further reading Edit

Danish Edit

 
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Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English Washington.

Proper noun Edit

Washington (genitive Washingtons)

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

Dutch Edit

Etymology Edit

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

Pronunciation Edit

  • Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton

Proper noun Edit

Washington n

  1. A neighbourhood of Noord, Aruba.

Finnish Edit

Etymology Edit

From English Washington.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋoʃiŋton/, [ˈʋo̞ʃiŋt̪o̞n]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑʃiŋton/, [ˈʋɑ̝ʃiŋt̪o̞n]

Proper noun Edit

Washington

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

Declension Edit

Inflection of Washington (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Washington —
genitive Washingtonin —
partitive Washingtonia —
illative Washingtoniin —
singular plural
nominative Washington —
accusative nom. Washington —
gen. Washingtonin
genitive Washingtonin —
partitive Washingtonia —
inessive Washingtonissa —
elative Washingtonista —
illative Washingtoniin —
adessive Washingtonilla —
ablative Washingtonilta —
allative Washingtonille —
essive Washingtonina —
translative Washingtoniksi —
instructive — —
abessive Washingtonitta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Washington (type paperi)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Washingtonini —
accusative nom. Washingtonini —
gen. Washingtonini
genitive Washingtonini —
partitive Washingtoniani —
inessive Washingtonissani —
elative Washingtonistani —
illative Washingtoniini —
adessive Washingtonillani —
ablative Washingtoniltani —
allative Washingtonilleni —
essive Washingtoninani —
translative Washingtonikseni —
instructive — —
abessive Washingtonittani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Washingtonisi —
accusative nom. Washingtonisi —
gen. Washingtonisi
genitive Washingtonisi —
partitive Washingtoniasi —
inessive Washingtonissasi —
elative Washingtonistasi —
illative Washingtoniisi —
adessive Washingtonillasi —
ablative Washingtoniltasi —
allative Washingtonillesi —
essive Washingtoninasi —
translative Washingtoniksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Washingtonittasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Washingtonimme —
accusative nom. Washingtonimme —
gen. Washingtonimme
genitive Washingtonimme —
partitive Washingtoniamme —
inessive Washingtonissamme —
elative Washingtonistamme —
illative Washingtoniimme —
adessive Washingtonillamme —
ablative Washingtoniltamme —
allative Washingtonillemme —
essive Washingtoninamme —
translative Washingtoniksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Washingtonittamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Washingtoninne —
accusative nom. Washingtoninne —
gen. Washingtoninne
genitive Washingtoninne —
partitive Washingtonianne —
inessive Washingtonissanne —
elative Washingtonistanne —
illative Washingtoniinne —
adessive Washingtonillanne —
ablative Washingtoniltanne —
allative Washingtonillenne —
essive Washingtoninanne —
translative Washingtoniksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Washingtonittanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Washingtoninsa —
accusative nom. Washingtoninsa —
gen. Washingtoninsa
genitive Washingtoninsa —
partitive Washingtoniaan
Washingtoniansa 		—
inessive Washingtonissaan
Washingtonissansa 		—
elative Washingtonistaan
Washingtonistansa 		—
illative Washingtoniinsa —
adessive Washingtonillaan
Washingtonillansa 		—
ablative Washingtoniltaan
Washingtoniltansa 		—
allative Washingtonilleen
Washingtonillensa 		—
essive Washingtoninaan
Washingtoninansa 		—
translative Washingtonikseen
Washingtoniksensa 		—
instructive — —
abessive Washingtonittaan
Washingtonittansa 		—
comitative — —

French Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

Washington m

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

German Edit

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔʃɪŋtn̩/, /ˈwɔʃɪŋtn̩/
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Proper noun Edit

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.

Declension Edit

Declension of Washington [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
singular
def. noun
nominative das Washington
genitive des Washingtons, Washington1
dative dem Washington
accusative das Washington

1Optionally with an article.

Derived terms Edit

Hungarian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

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

Proper noun Edit

Washington

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

Declension Edit

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 —

Derived terms Edit

Italian Edit

Etymology Edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

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

References Edit

  1. ^ Washington in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese Edit

Etymology Edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

Washington m

  1. a male given name from English

Proper noun Edit

Washington

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

Usage notes Edit

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

Slovak Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Proper noun Edit

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)

References Edit

  • Washington in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish Edit

Pronunciation Edit

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

Proper noun Edit

Washington m

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

Derived terms Edit

See also Edit

Swedish Edit

Proper noun Edit

Washington n (genitive Washingtons)

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

Tatar Edit

Proper noun Edit

Washington

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

References Edit

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