washington meaning and definition

WASHINGTON noun

Definition of Washington (noun)

1. the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
   • synonyms: American capital, capital of the United States, Washington D.C.
2. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
   • synonyms: Evergreen State, WA
3. the federal government of the United States
   • synonyms: Capital
4. 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
   • synonyms: George Washington, President Washington
5. United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
   • synonyms: Booker T. Washington, Booker Taliaferro Washington