Washington
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/, /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/
- (US, intrusive r) IPA(key): /wɔɹʃɪŋtən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
- Hyphenation: Wash‧ing‧ton
Proper noun
[edit]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[1], archived from the original on 08 March 2023, Asia Pacific[2]:
- 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 location in the United Kingdom:
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
- A village and civil parish of Horsham district, West Sussex, England.
- 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.
- A location in the Philippines:
- A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar.
- A barangay of Escalante, Negros Occidental.
- A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate.
- A barangay of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.
- A location in the United Kingdom:
- (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.
Quotations
[edit]- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Washington.
Synonyms
[edit]- (Washington, D.C.): DC / D.C. / District of Columbia (The federal district and city are coterminous and the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent)
- (U.S. state): WA/WA./Wa./Wa, Washington state, Washington State (proscribed)
- (both Washington, D.C., & the U.S. state): WASH/WASH./Wash./Wash, WSH/WSH./Wsh./Wsh
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
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Statistics
[edit]- 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
[edit]Washington, Tyne and Wear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Washington (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noun
[edit]Washington (plural Washingtons)
- (slang, US) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington
Synonyms
[edit]- ($1 USD bill): George Washington
See also
[edit]- dead president, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Benjamin, Franklin
United States one-dollar bill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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Federal District: Washington, D.C. |
Territories: American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands |
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Washington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Further reading
[edit]- “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
[edit]Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Washington m inan (related adjective washingtonský)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
- Washington (a state of the United States)
Declension
[edit]singular | |
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nominative | Washington |
genitive | Washingtonu |
dative | Washingtonu |
accusative | Washington |
vocative | Washingtone |
locative | Washingtoně, Washingtonu |
instrumental | Washingtonem |
Proper noun
[edit]Washington m anim (female equivalent Washingtonová)
- a male English surname
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | Washington | Washingtonové |
genitive | Washingtona | Washingtonů |
dative | Washingtonovi | Washingtonům |
accusative | Washingtona | Washingtony |
vocative | Washingtone | Washingtonové |
locative | Washingtonovi | Washingtonech |
instrumental | Washingtonem | Washingtony |
Further reading
[edit]- “Washington”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Washington.
Proper noun
[edit]Washington (genitive Washingtons)
- Washington (a city in the United States)
- Washington (a state of the United States)
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English Washington. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Wa‧shing‧ton
Proper noun
[edit]Washington n
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English Washington.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Washington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of Washington (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Washington | — | |
genitive | Washingtonin | — | |
partitive | Washingtonia | — | |
illative | Washingtoniin | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Washington | — | |
accusative | nom. | Washington | — |
gen. | Washingtonin | ||
genitive | Washingtonin | — | |
partitive | Washingtonia | — | |
inessive | Washingtonissa | — | |
elative | Washingtonista | — | |
illative | Washingtoniin | — | |
adessive | Washingtonilla | — | |
ablative | Washingtonilta | — | |
allative | Washingtonille | — | |
essive | Washingtonina | — | |
translative | Washingtoniksi | — | |
abessive | Washingtonitta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Washington m
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Washington n (proper noun, genitive Washingtons or (optionally with an article) Washington)
- Washington (a state of the United States) (state)
- Washington D.C.
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Hungarian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Washington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
Declension
[edit]Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Washington | — |
accusative | Washingtont | — |
dative | Washingtonnak | — |
instrumental | Washingtonnal | — |
causal-final | Washingtonért | — |
translative | Washingtonná | — |
terminative | Washingtonig | — |
essive-formal | Washingtonként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Washingtonban | — |
superessive | Washingtonon | — |
adessive | Washingtonnál | — |
illative | Washingtonba | — |
sublative | Washingtonra | — |
allative | Washingtonhoz | — |
elative | Washingtonból | — |
delative | Washingtonról | — |
ablative | Washingtontól | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Washingtoné | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Washingtonéi | — |
Possessive forms of Washington | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Washingtonom | — |
2nd person sing. | Washingtonod | — |
3rd person sing. | Washingtonja | — |
1st person plural | Washingtonunk | — |
2nd person plural | Washingtonotok | — |
3rd person plural | Washingtonjuk | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Washington in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English Washington.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Washington m
- a male given name from English
Proper noun
[edit]Washington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington (the capital city of the United States)
- Synonym: Washington, D.C.
Usage notes
[edit]Washington is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.
Slovak
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]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
[edit]- “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, 2024
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈwaʃinton/ [ˈwa.ʃĩn̪.t̪õn]
- Syllabification: Wa‧shing‧ton
- IPA(key): /ˈwasinton/ [ˈwa.sĩn̪.t̪õn]
- IPA(key): (also) /ˈwaʃiŋton/ [ˈwa.ʃiŋ.t̪õn]
Proper noun
[edit]Washington m
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- the letter W in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Washington (estado) on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Swedish
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Washington n (genitive Washingtons)
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
Tatar
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Washington
- Washington (a state of the United States)
- Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
References
[edit]- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Washington, USA
- en:States of the United States
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Washington, D.C.
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:National capitals
- English terms with quotations
- English metonyms
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- en:Places in the United Kingdom
- en:Towns in Tyne and Wear, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Places in Tyne and Wear, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in West Sussex, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in West Sussex, England
- en:Ghost towns in Alabama, USA
- en:Places in Alabama, USA
- en:Cities in Arkansas, USA
- en:Places in Arkansas, USA
- en:Census-designated places in California, USA
- en:Census-designated places in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Towns in Connecticut, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Connecticut, USA
- en:Cities in Georgia, USA
- en:County seats of Georgia, USA
- en:Places in Georgia, USA
- en:Cities in Illinois, USA
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Cities in Indiana, USA
- en:County seats of Indiana, USA
- en:Places in Indiana, USA
- en:Cities in Iowa, USA
- en:County seats of Iowa, USA
- en:Places in Iowa, USA
- en:Cities in Kansas, USA
- en:County seats of Kansas, USA
- en:Places in Kansas, USA
- en:Neighborhoods in Kentucky, USA
- en:Places in Kentucky, USA
- en:Villages in Louisiana, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Louisiana, USA
- en:Towns in Maine, USA
- en:Places in Maine, USA
- en:Towns in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Places in Massachusetts, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Mississippi, USA
- en:Places in Mississippi, USA
- en:Cities in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Villages in Nebraska, USA
- en:Places in Nebraska, USA
- en:Towns in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Places in New Hampshire, USA
- en:Boroughs in New Jersey, USA
- en:Places in New Jersey, USA
- en:Towns in New York, USA
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Cities in North Carolina, USA
- en:County seats of North Carolina, USA
- en:Places in North Carolina, USA
- en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Places in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Cities in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:County seats of Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Cities in Utah, USA
- en:Places in Utah, USA
- en:Towns in Vermont, USA
- en:Places in Vermont, USA
- en:Towns in Virginia, USA
- en:County seats of Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- en:Census-designated places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Townships
- en:Villages in Ontario
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- en:Villages in Guyana
- en:Places in Guyana
- en:Places in the Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Northern Samar, Philippines
- en:Places in Northern Samar, Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Negros Occidental, Philippines
- en:Places in Negros Occidental, Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Masbate, Philippines
- en:Places in Masbate, Philippines
- en:Neighborhoods in Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- en:Places in Surigao del Norte, Philippines
- American English
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from surnames
- English nouns
- English slang
- English eponyms
- English terms suffixed with -ton
- en:American Revolution
- en:Individuals
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
- Czech lemmas
- Czech proper nouns
- Czech terms spelled with W
- Czech masculine nouns
- Czech inanimate nouns
- cs:Washington, D.C.
- cs:Cities in the United States
- cs:National capitals
- cs:Places in the United States
- cs:Washington, USA
- cs:States of the United States
- Czech uncountable nouns
- Czech masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech hard masculine inanimate nouns
- Czech animate nouns
- Czech surnames
- Czech male surnames
- Czech masculine animate nouns
- Czech hard masculine animate nouns
- Danish terms borrowed from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish terms spelled with W
- da:Cities in the United States
- da:Places in the United States
- da:Washington, USA
- da:States of the United States
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Neighborhoods in Aruba
- nl:Places in Aruba
- Finnish terms borrowed from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish terms spelled with W
- fi:Washington, USA
- fi:States of the United States
- fi:Places in the United States
- fi:Washington, D.C.
- fi:Cities in the United States
- fi:National capitals
- Finnish paperi-type nominals
- Finnish uncountable nouns
- French 3-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio links
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
- French terms spelled with W
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Washington, USA
- fr:States of the United States
- fr:Places in the United States
- fr:Washington, D.C.
- fr:Cities in the United States
- fr:National capitals
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Washington, USA
- de:States of the United States
- de:Places in the United States
- German uncountable nouns
- Hungarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Hungarian terms with manual IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on
- Rhymes:Hungarian/on/3 syllables
- Hungarian lemmas
- Hungarian proper nouns
- hu:Washington, USA
- hu:States of the United States
- hu:Places in the United States
- hu:Washington, D.C.
- hu:Cities in the United States
- hu:National capitals
- Italian terms borrowed from English
- Italian unadapted borrowings from English
- Italian terms derived from English
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔʃʃinton
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔʃʃinton/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian terms spelled with W
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Washington, USA
- it:States of the United States
- it:Places in the United States
- it:Washington, D.C.
- it:Cities in the United States
- it:National capitals
- Portuguese terms borrowed from English
- Portuguese unadapted borrowings from English
- Portuguese terms derived from English
- Portuguese 3-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese 5-syllable words
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with W
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- Portuguese given names
- Portuguese male given names
- Portuguese male given names from English
- pt:Washington, USA
- pt:States of the United States
- pt:Places in the United States
- pt:Cities in the United States
- pt:National capitals
- Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovak lemmas
- Slovak proper nouns
- Slovak terms spelled with W
- Slovak masculine nouns
- Slovak inanimate nouns
- sk:Washington, D.C.
- sk:Cities in the United States
- sk:National capitals
- sk:Places in the United States
- sk:Washington, USA
- sk:States of the United States
- Spanish 3-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish proper nouns
- Spanish terms spelled with W
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Washington, USA
- es:States of the United States
- es:Places in the United States
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish terms spelled with W
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Washington, USA
- sv:States of the United States
- sv:Places in the United States
- sv:Washington, D.C.
- sv:Cities in the United States
- sv:National capitals
- Tatar lemmas
- Tatar proper nouns
- tt:Washington, USA
- tt:States of the United States
- tt:Places in the United States
- tt:Washington, D.C.
- tt:Cities in the United States
- tt:National capitals