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English
Map of US highlighting the state of Washington
Map of US highlighting Washington, D.C.
Etymology
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 ” ) ,[ 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
Proper noun
Washington (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 , archived from the original on 08 March 2023 , Asia Pacific :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 place in England :
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , England .
A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex , England ( OS grid ref TQ1212 ) . [ 2]
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 .
Several location in the Philippines :
A barangay of San Jacinto , Masbate .
Coordinate terms: Almiñe , Bagacay , Bagahanglad , Bartolabac , Burgos , Calipat-An , Danao , District I , District II , District III , District IV , Dorong-an Daplian , Interior , Jagna-an , Luna , Mabini , Piña , Roosevelt , San Isidro , Santa Rosa , Washington — barangays of San Jacinto
A barangay of Escalante , Negros Occidental .
Coordinate terms: Alimango , Balintawak , Binaguiohan , Buenavista , Cervantes , Dian-ay , Hacienda Fe , Japitan , Jonobjonob , Langub , Libertad , Mabini , Magsaysay , Malasibog , Old Poblacion , Paitan , Pinapugasan , Rizal , Tamlang , Udtongan , Washington — barangays of Escalante
A barangay of Catarman , Northern Samar .
Coordinate terms: Acacia , Aguinaldo , Airport Village , Bangkerohan , Baybay , Bocsol , Cabayhan , Cag-abaca , Cal-igang , Calachuchi , Cawayan , Cervantes , Cularima , Daganas , Dalakit , Doña Pulqueria , Galutan , Gebalagnan , Gebulwangan , General Malvar , Guba , Hinatad , Imelda , Ipil-ipil , Jose Abad Santos , Jose P. Rizal , Kasoy , Lapu-lapu , Liberty , Libjo , Mabini , Mabolo , Macagtas , Mckinley , Molave , Narra , New Rizal , Old Rizal , Paticua , Polangi , Quezon , Salvacion , Sampaguita , San Julian , San Pascual , Santol , Somoge , Talisay , Tinowaran , Trangue , UEP I , UEP II , UEP III , Washington , Yakal — barangays of Catarman
A barangay of Surigao , Surigao del Norte .
Coordinate terms: Alang-alang , Alegria , Anomar , Aurora , Balibayon , Baybay , Bilabid , Bitaugan , Bonifacio , Buenavista , Cabongbongan , Cagniog , Cagutsan , Canlanipa , Cantiasay , Capalayan , Catadman , Danao , Danawan , Day-asan , Ipil , Libuac , Lipata , Lisondra , Luna , Mabini , Mabua , Manyagao , Mapawa , Mat-i , Nabago , Nonoc , Orok , Poctoy , Punta Bilar , Quezon , Rizal , Sabang , San Isidro , San Jose , San Juan , San Pedro , San Roque , Serna , Sidlakan , Silop , Sugbay , Sukailang , Taft , Talisay , Togbongon , Trinidad , Washington , Zaragoza — barangays of Surigao City
( 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 .
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Albanian: Uashington m
Amharic: ዋሺንግተን ( wašingətän )
Arabic: وَاشِنْطُن f ( wāšinṭun )
Hijazi Arabic: واشنطن m ( wāšinṭun, wāšunṭun )
Armenian: Վաշինգտոն ( Vašington )
Azerbaijani: Vaşinqton (az)
Belarusian: Вашынгто́н m ( Vašynhtón )
Bengali: ওয়াশিংটন (bn) ( ōẇaśiṅṭon )
Bulgarian: Вашингто́н m ( Vašingtón )
Burmese: ဝါရှင်တန် ( wahrangtan )
Carpathian Rusyn: Вашінґто́н m ( Vašingtón )
Chinese:
Cantonese: 華盛頓 / 华盛顿 ( waa4 sing6 deon6 )
Hakka: 華盛頓 / 华盛顿 ( Fà-sṳn-tún )
Hokkien: 華盛頓 / 华盛顿 ( Hôa-sēng-tùn )
Mandarin: 華盛頓 / 华盛顿 (zh) ( Huáshèngdùn )
Czech: Washington (cs) m
Danish: Washington
Dhivehi: ވޮޝިންގޓަން ( vošin̊gṭan̊ )
Dutch: Washington (nl) n
Esperanto: Vaŝingtono (eo)
Estonian: Washington (et)
Finnish: Washington (fi)
French: Washington (fr) m
Galician: Washington (gl) m
Georgian: ვაშინგტონი (ka) ( vašingṭoni )
German: Washington (de) n
Greek: Ουάσιγκτον (el) ( Ouásigkton ) , Ουάσινγκτον (el) ( Ouásingkton )
Gujarati: વૉશિંગ્ટન ( vŏśiṅgṭan )
Hawaiian: Wakinekona
Hebrew: ושינגטון \ וָשִׁינְגְטוֹן (he) m ( voshington )
Hindi: वॉशिंगटन m ( vŏśiṅgṭan )
Icelandic: Washington
Japanese: ワシントン (ja) ( Washinton )
Kannada: ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್ ( vāṣiṅgṭan )
Kazakh: Вашингтон (kk) ( Vaşiñton )
Khmer: វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន (km) ( vaasiintaon )
Korean: 워싱턴 (ko) ( Wosingteon ) , 워싱톤 (ko) ( Wosington ) ( North Korea )
Kyrgyz: Вашингтон (ky) ( Vaşington )
Lao: ວໍຊິງຕັນ ( wǭ sing tan )
Latvian: Vašingtona f
Lithuanian: Vašingtonas m
Macedonian: Вашингтон m ( Vašington )
Malay: Washington
Malayalam: വാഷിങ്ടൺ ( vāṣiṅṭaṇ )
Marathi: वॉशिंग्टन ( vŏśiṅgṭan )
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: Вашингтон ( Vašington )
Navajo: Ahééhałtį́į́h Hahoodzo , Wááshindoon
Nepali: वासिङ्टन ( vāsiṅṭan )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Washington (no)
Pashto: واشنگټن
Persian:
Iranian Persian: واشِنْگْتُن ( vâšengton )
Polish: Waszyngton (pl) m
Portuguese: Washington (pt) m
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi: ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ ( vāśiṅgṭan )
Russian: Ва́шингто́н (ru) m ( Vášingtón )
Samogitian: Vašingtons
Sanskrit: वाशिङ्ग्टन् ( vāśiṅgṭan )
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Вашингтон m
Roman: Vašington m , Washington m
Silesian: Wašyngton m
Sinhalese: වොෂින්ටන් ( woṣinṭan )
Slovak: Washington m
Slovene: Washington m
Spanish: Washington (es) m
Tagalog: Washington
Tajik: Вашингтон ( Vašington )
Tamil: வாசிங்டன் ( vāciṅṭaṉ )
Tatar: Вашингтон ( Waşington )
Telugu: వాషింగ్టన్ ( vāṣiṅgṭan )
Thai: วอชิงตัน ( wɔɔ-ching-dtan )
Tibetan: ཧྭ་ཤིན་ཀྲོན ( hwa shin kron ) , ཝ་ཤིང་ཊོན ( wa shing ṭon )
Turkish: Washington (tr) , Vaşington
Turkmen: Waşington
Ukrainian: Вашингто́н m ( Vašynhtón ) , Вашинґто́н m ( Vašyngtón )
Urdu: واشِن٘گْٹَن m ( vāśiṅgṭan )
Uyghur: ۋاشىنگتون ( washin'gton )
Uzbek: Vashington
Vietnamese: Washington , Hoa Thịnh Đốn (vi) , Oa-sinh-tơn
Yiddish: וואַשינגטאָן ( vashington )
Statistics
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
Noun
Washington (plural Washingtons )
( slang , US ) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington
Synonyms
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References
Further reading
“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
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Washington m inan (relational adjective washingtonský )
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States )
Washington (a state of the United States )
Declension
Declension of Washington (sg-only hard masculine inanimate )
Proper noun
Washington m anim (female equivalent Washingtonová )
a male English surname
Declension
Declension of Washington (hard masculine animate )
Further reading
“Washington ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Washington .
Proper noun
Washington (genitive Washingtons )
Washington (a city in the United States )
Washington (a state of the United States )
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English Washington . (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton
Proper noun
Washington n
A neighbourhood of Noord , Aruba
Finnish
Etymology
From English Washington .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Washington
Washington (a state of the United States )
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States )
Declension
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Washington m
Washington (a state of the United States )
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States )
German
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈvɔʃɪŋtn̩/ , /ˈwɔʃɪŋtn̩/
Proper noun
Washington n (proper noun , genitive Washingtons or ( optionally with an article ) Washington )
Washington (a state of the United States ) ( state )
Washington D.C.
Declension
Declension of Washington
1 Optionally with an article.
Derived terms
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton
Rhymes: -on
Proper noun
Washington
Washington (a state of the United States )
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States )
Declension
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Washington .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Washington 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
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Washington .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Washington m
a male given name from English
Proper noun
Washington
Washington (a state of the United States )
Washington (the capital city of the United States )
Synonym: Washington, D.C.
Usage notes
Washington is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal .
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Washington m inan (genitive singular Washingtonu , declension pattern of dub )
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States )
Washington (a state of the United States )
References
“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 , 2003–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈwaʃinton/
Syllabification: Wa‧shing‧ton
IPA (key ) : /ˈwasinton/
IPA (key ) : ( also ) /ˈwaʃiŋton/
Proper noun
Washington m
Washington (a state of the United States )
the letter W in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Derived terms
See also
Swedish
Proper noun
Washington n (genitive Washingtons )
Washington (a state of the United States )
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States )
References
Tatar
Proper noun
Washington
Washington (a state of the United States )
Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States )
References