Washington

EnglishEdit

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

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

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, Blanchard, Ben; 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. (figuratively, 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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StatisticsEdit

  • 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 alsoEdit

NounEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

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

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AnagramsEdit

DanishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English Washington.

Proper nounEdit

Washington (genitive Washingtons)

  1. Washington (a state of the United States)

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton

Proper nounEdit

Washington n

  1. A neighbourhood of Noord, Aruba.

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English Washington.

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Washington

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

DeclensionEdit

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
Possessive forms of Washington (type paperi)
possessor singular plural
1st person Washingtonini Washingtonimme
2nd person Washingtonisi Washingtoninne
3rd person Washingtoninsa

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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Washington m

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

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔʃɪŋtn̩/, /ˈwɔʃɪŋtn̩/
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Proper nounEdit

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.

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HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Washington

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

DeclensionEdit

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

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ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

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

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

Washington m

  1. a male given name from English

Proper nounEdit

Washington

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

Usage notesEdit

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

SlovakEdit

PronunciationEdit

Proper nounEdit

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)

ReferencesEdit

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

SpanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Proper nounEdit

Washington m

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

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SwedishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Washington n (genitive Washingtons)

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

TatarEdit

Proper nounEdit

Washington

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

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