Washington
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
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,531 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,700 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- 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 also: Washington D.C., American capital, capital of the United States
- a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific also: Evergreen State, WA, Wash.
- the federal government of the United States also: Capital
- 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799) also: George Washington, President Washington
- United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915) also: Booker T. Washington, Booker Taliaferro Washington
Washington in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Here for once Lincoln speaks of an Alexander, a Buonoparte, a Washington.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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I would as soon have expected to get a letter from the late George Washington.
How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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And I do believe they never would have stopped if I hadn't cried, "Huzza for Washington!"
Representative Plays by American Dramatists — Love in '76 · Oliver Bell Bunce · Chapter 1
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Bruce Sterling and I went to the National Academy in Washington to address the Al Gore people.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1
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West of that were the fine old residence streets--Broad, Washington, Lafayette, and Adams--and east of it were the shoreward slums.
The Shadow over Innsmouth · H.P. Lovecraft · Chapter 1