Washington
English
editEtymology
editWashington (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.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/, /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/
- (US, intrusive r) IPA(key): /wɔɹʃɪŋtən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
- Hyphenation: Wash‧ing‧ton
Proper noun
editWashington (countable and uncountable, plural Washingtons)
- Washington state (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle)
- 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.
- District of Columbia (a district of the United States, coterminous with the city of Washington)
- George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
- (figuratively, metonymically) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
- An English habitational surname from Old English.
- A placename:
- A location in the United Kingdom:
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
- A village and civil parish of Horsham district, West Sussex, England.
- Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:
- A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.
- A very small city in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
- A census-designated place in Nevada County, California.
- A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
- A small city, the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia.
- A city in Tazewell County, Illinois.
- A city, the county seat of Daviess County, Indiana.
- A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Iowa.
- A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Kansas.
- A neighborhood of the city of Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky.
- A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
- A town in Knox County, Maine.
- A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporated community in Macomb County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
- A city in Franklin County, Missouri.
- A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
- A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
- A borough of Warren County, New Jersey.
- A town in Dutchess County, New York.
- A small city, the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina.
- A small town in McClain County, Oklahoma, named for Caddo chief "Little Boy" Washington.
- A city, the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
- A city in Washington County, Utah.
- A town in Orange County, Vermont.
- A small town, the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia.
- A census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia.
- A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
- A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin.
- A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Washington Township.
- A community of Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
- A community of Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.
- A location in the Philippines:
- A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar.
- A barangay of Escalante, Negros Occidental.
- A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate.
- A barangay of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.
- A location in the United Kingdom:
- (US) A male given name transferred from the surname, popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
- University of Washington.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Washington.
Synonyms
edit- (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
editTranslations
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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.
See also
edit- Washington, Tyne and Wear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Washington (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
editWashington (plural Washingtons)
- (slang, US) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington
Synonyms
edit- ($1 USD bill): George Washington
See also
edit- dead president, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Benjamin, Franklin
- United States one-dollar bill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Washington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Further reading
edit- “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.
Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editWashington m inan (related adjective washingtonský)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
- Washington (a state of the United States)
Declension
editsingular | |
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nominative | Washington |
genitive | Washingtonu |
dative | Washingtonu |
accusative | Washington |
vocative | Washingtone |
locative | Washingtoně, Washingtonu |
instrumental | Washingtonem |
Proper noun
editWashington m anim (female equivalent Washingtonová)
- a male English surname
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | Washington | Washingtonové |
genitive | Washingtona | Washingtonů |
dative | Washingtonovi | Washingtonům |
accusative | Washingtona | Washingtony |
vocative | Washingtone | Washingtonové |
locative | Washingtonovi | Washingtonech |
instrumental | Washingtonem | Washingtony |
Further reading
edit- “Washington”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Washington.
Proper noun
editWashington (genitive Washingtons)
- Washington (a city in the United States)
- Washington (a state of the United States)
Dutch
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Washington. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton
Proper noun
editWashington n
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom English Washington.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWashington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
Declension
editInflection of Washington (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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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 | — | |
abessive | Washingtonitta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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French
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editWashington m
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
German
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editWashington n (proper noun, genitive Washingtons or (optionally with an article) Washington)
- Washington (a state of the United States) (state)
- Washington D.C.
Declension
editDerived terms
editHungarian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editWashington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
Declension
editInflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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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 | ||
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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
editItalian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Washington.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editWashington m
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
- the letter W in the Italian spelling alphabet
References
edit- ^ Washington in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English Washington.
Pronunciation
edit
Proper noun
editWashington m
- a male given name from English
Proper noun
editWashington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington (the capital city of the United States)
- Synonym: Washington, D.C.
Usage notes
editWashington is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editWashington m inan
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
- Washington (a state of the United States)
References
edit- “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, 2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
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
editWashington m
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- the letter W in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- Washington (estado) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Swedish
editProper noun
editWashington n (genitive Washingtons)
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
Tatar
editProper noun
editWashington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
References
edit- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Washington, USA
- en:States of the United States
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Washington, D.C.
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:National capitals
- English terms with quotations
- English metonyms
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- en:Places in the United Kingdom
- en:Towns in Tyne and Wear, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Places in Tyne and Wear, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in West Sussex, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in West Sussex, England
- en:Ghost towns in Alabama, USA
- en:Places in Alabama, USA
- en:Cities in Arkansas, USA
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Census-designated places in California, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Towns in Connecticut, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Connecticut, USA
- en:Cities in Georgia, USA
- en:County seats of Georgia, USA
- en:Places in Georgia, USA
- en:Cities in Illinois, USA
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Cities in Indiana, USA
- en:County seats of Indiana, USA
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Cities in Iowa, USA
- en:County seats of Iowa, USA
- en:Places in Iowa, USA
- en:Cities in Kansas, USA
- en:County seats of Kansas, USA
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- en:Neighborhoods in Kentucky, USA
- en:Places in Kentucky, USA
- en:Villages in Louisiana, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Louisiana, USA
- en:Towns in Maine, USA
- en:Places in Maine, USA
- en:Towns in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Places in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Mississippi, USA
- en:Places in Mississippi, USA
- en:Cities in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Villages in Nebraska, USA
- en:Places in Nebraska, USA
- en:Towns in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Places in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Boroughs in New Jersey, USA
- en:Places in New Jersey, USA
- en:Towns in New York, USA
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Cities in North Carolina, USA
- en:County seats of North Carolina, USA
- en:Places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Places in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Cities in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:County seats of Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Cities in Utah, USA
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- en:Towns in Vermont, USA
- en:Places in Vermont, USA
- en:Towns in Virginia, USA
- en:County seats of Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- en:Census-designated places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Townships
- en:Villages in Ontario
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Villages in Guyana
- en:Places in Guyana
- en:Places in the Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Northern Samar, Philippines
- en:Places in Northern Samar, Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Negros Occidental, Philippines
- en:Places in Negros Occidental, Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Masbate, Philippines
- en:Places in Masbate, Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- en:Places in Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- American English
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from surnames
- English nouns
- English slang
- English eponyms
- English terms suffixed with -ton
- en:American Revolution
- en:Individuals
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech terms spelled with W
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- cs:Washington, D.C.
- cs:Cities in the United States
- cs:National capitals
- cs:Places in the United States
- cs:Washington, USA
- cs:States of the United States
- Czech uncountable nouns
- Czech masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech animate nouns
- Czech surnames
- Czech male surnames
- Czech masculine animate nouns
- Czech hard masculine animate nouns
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish terms spelled with W
- da:Cities in the United States
- da:Places in the United States
- da:Washington, USA
- da:States of the United States
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Neighborhoods in Aruba
- nl:Places in Aruba
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish terms spelled with W
- fi:Washington, USA
- fi:States of the United States
- fi:Places in the United States
- fi:Washington, D.C.
- fi:Cities in the United States
- fi:National capitals
- Finnish paperi-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French terms spelled with W
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Washington, USA
- fr:States of the United States
- fr:Places in the United States
- fr:Washington, D.C.
- fr:Cities in the United States
- fr:National capitals
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Washington, USA
- de:States of the United States
- de:Places in the United States
- German uncountable nouns
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian terms with manual IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on/3 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian proper nouns
- hu:Washington, USA
- hu:States of the United States
- hu:Places in the United States
- hu:Washington, D.C.
- hu:Cities in the United States
- hu:National capitals
- Italian terms borrowed from English
- Italian unadapted borrowings from English
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔʃʃinton
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔʃʃinton/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian terms spelled with W
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Washington, USA
- it:States of the United States
- it:Places in the United States
- it:Washington, D.C.
- it:Cities in the United States
- it:National capitals
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 5-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with W
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese given names
- Portuguese male given names
- Portuguese male given names from English
- pt:Washington, USA
- pt:States of the United States
- pt:Places in the United States
- pt:Cities in the United States
- pt:National capitals
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak proper nouns
- Slovak terms spelled with W
- Slovak masculine nouns
- Slovak inanimate nouns
- sk:Washington, D.C.
- sk:Cities in the United States
- sk:National capitals
- sk:Places in the United States
- sk:Washington, USA
- sk:States of the United States
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with W
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Washington, USA
- es:States of the United States
- es:Places in the United States
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish terms spelled with W
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Washington, USA
- sv:States of the United States
- sv:Places in the United States
- sv:Washington, D.C.
- sv:Cities in the United States
- sv:National capitals
- Tatar lemmas
- Tatar proper nouns
- tt:Washington, USA
- tt:States of the United States
- tt:Places in the United States
- tt:Washington, D.C.
- tt:Cities in the United States
- tt:National capitals