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Washington¹

  • /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/ US
  • /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/ US
  • /wɔɹʃɪŋtən/
  • /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/ UK

Where it comes from

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”), 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.

proper noun Washingtons

  1. countable, uncountable A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle. The Skills Center, which is located on Amazon’s corporate headquarters campus in Seattle, Washington, and opens to the public November 22, is the first of its kind for the company. It’s part of a larger commitment to train 29 million people globally in cloud computing by 2025 that AWS made last year

    Similar: Washington state, Washington State, State of Washington

  2. countable, uncountable Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States). 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.
  3. countable, uncountable District of Columbia (a district of the United States, coterminous with the city of Washington).
  4. countable, metonymically, uncountable The American government.
  5. countable, uncountable An English habitational surname from Old English. George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
  6. countable, figuratively, metonymically, uncountable The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C. Bond grinned again as he thought of Damon's exasperation at having to dish out a lot of soft soap to Washington when he probably had plenty of other Anglo-American snarls to disentangle.
  7. countable, uncountable A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
  8. countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ1212).
  9. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.
  10. countable, uncountable A tiny city in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
  11. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Nevada County, California.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  13. countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia.
  14. countable, uncountable A city in Tazewell County, Illinois.
  15. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Daviess County, Indiana.
  16. countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Iowa.
  17. countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Kansas.
  18. countable, uncountable A neighborhood of the city of Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky.
  19. countable, uncountable A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
  20. countable, uncountable A town in Knox County, Maine.
  21. countable, uncountable A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  22. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Macomb County, Michigan.
  23. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
  24. countable, uncountable A city in Franklin County, Missouri.
  25. countable, uncountable A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
  26. countable, uncountable A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  27. countable, uncountable A borough in Warren County, New Jersey.
  28. countable, uncountable A town in Dutchess County, New York.
  29. countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina.
  30. countable, uncountable A small town in McClain County, Oklahoma, named for Caddo chief "Little Boy" Washington.
  31. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  32. countable, uncountable A city in Washington County, Utah.
  33. countable, uncountable A town in Orange County, Vermont.
  34. countable, uncountable A small town, the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia.
  35. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia.
  36. countable, uncountable A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
  37. countable, uncountable A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  38. countable, uncountable A town in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
  39. countable, uncountable A small town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
  40. countable, uncountable A small town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
  41. countable, uncountable A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
  42. countable, uncountable A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
  43. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin.
  44. countable, uncountable A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Washington Township.
  45. countable, uncountable A community in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
  46. countable, uncountable A community in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.
  47. countable, uncountable A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines.
  48. countable, uncountable A barangay of Escalante, Negros Occidental.
  49. countable, uncountable A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines.
  50. countable, uncountable A barangay of Surigao, Surigao del Norte.
  51. US, countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname, popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
  52. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of University of Washington

    Similar: UW

Similar: DC, D.C., District of Columbia, WA, Wa., Wa, Washington state, Washington State, WASH, Wash., Wash, WSH, Wsh., Wsh

noun Washingtons

  1. US, slang A U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington. He could open that footlocker once in awhile^([sic]) and look at actual cash, loads of bills, tens, twenties, eagles, Grants, Lincolns, Washingtons.

    Similar: George Washington

washington²

noun

  1. uncountable Synonym of agawan base (a team game)

    Similar: agawan base

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: evergreen state, george washington, capitol, american capital, brazos, irvine, baltimore, taipei, beijing, peiping, states, american, wha, leah, house, united

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name US state

한국어워싱턴 Wosingteon
日本語ワシントン州 Washinton shū, ワシントン Washinton
中文華盛頓州 /华盛顿州 Huáshèngdùn zhōu
हिन्दीवॉशिंगटन vŏśiṅgṭan
FrançaisWashington
Русскийштат Вашингто́н štat Vašingtón, шт. Вашингто́н št. Vašingtón
العربيةوَاشِنْطُن wāšinṭun, واشنتن wāšintun

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EspañolWashington
한국어워싱턴 Wosingteon
日本語ワシントン Washinton
中文華盛頓 /华盛顿 Huáshèngdùn
हिन्दीवॉशिंगटन vŏśiṅgṭan
PortuguêsWashington
FrançaisWashington
DeutschWashington
ΕλληνικάΟυάσιγκτον Ouásigkton, Ουάσινγκτον Ouásingkton
РусскийВа́шингто́н Vášingtón
Tiếng ViệtWashington, Hoa Thịnh Đốn, Oa-sinh-tơn
العربيةوَاشِنْطُن wāšinṭun
עבריתושינגטון \ וָשִׁינְגְטוֹן voshington

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@misc{washington_2026,
  title = {washington},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/washington},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}