Washington
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Booker T(aliaferro) 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
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George, 1732–99, American general and political leader: 1st president of the United States 1789–97.
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Martha Martha Dandridge, 1732–1802, wife of George.
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Also called Washington, D.C. the capital of the United States, on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia: coextensive with the District of Columbia. Wash.
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Also called Washington State. a state in the northwestern United States, on the Pacific coast. 68,192 square miles (176,615 square kilometers). Olympia. WA (for use with zip code), Wash.
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a city in southwestern Pennsylvania.
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a city in southwestern Indiana.
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a town in central Illinois.
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Mount Washington, a mountain in northern New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: highest peak in the northeastern United States. 6,293 feet (1,918 meters).
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Lake Washington, a lake in western Washington, near Seattle. 20 miles (32 kilometers) long.
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a male given name.
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Booker T ( aliaferro ). 1856–1915, US Black educationalist and writer
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Denzil (ˈdɛnzəl). US film actor; his films include Glory (1990), Malcolm X (1992), The Hurricane (1999), and John Q. (2002)
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George. 1732–99, US general and statesman; first president of the US (1789–97). He was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army (1775) at the outbreak of the War of American Independence, which ended with his defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown (1781). He presided over the convention at Philadelphia (1787) that formulated the constitution of the US and elected him president
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Abbreviation: Wash. WA. a state of the northwestern US, on the Pacific: consists of the Coast Range and the Olympic Mountains in the west and the Columbia Plateau in the east. Capital: Olympia. Pop: 6 131 445 (2003 est). Area: 172 416 sq km (66 570 sq miles)
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Also called: Washington, DC. the capital of the US, coextensive with the District of Columbia and situated near the E coast on the Potomac River: site chosen by President Washington in 1790; contains the White House and the Capitol; a major educational and administrative centre. Pop: 563 384 (2003 est)
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a town in Tyne and Wear: designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 53 388 (2001)
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a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
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a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
Example Sentences
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That changed in 2025, when China imposed export controls on several rare-earth elements and magnets in response to trade tensions with Washington, exposing the extent of Western dependence on Chinese supply chains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Members of the West Branch Area School District in Morrisdale, Pennsylvania, student marching band perform at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on June 05, 2026 in Washington, DC.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Its leadership wants at least two things from the negotiations with Washington as a priority.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman then met with Sanders on Wednesday in Washington, while also meeting with other policymakers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
When she returns to the United States, she moves to Washington, DC, and works as an usher for the Kennedy Center, where she attends concerts for free.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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