Washington - Definition
washington
n 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
[syn: Washington, Washington D.C., American capital,
capital of the United States]
2: a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific [syn:
Washington, Evergreen State, WA]
3: the federal government of the United States [syn: Capital,
Washington]
4: 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the
Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
[syn: Washington, 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) [syn: Washington, Booker T. Washington,
Booker Taliaferro Washington]