washington

noun

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

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2. a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific

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3. the federal government of the United States

Similar word(s): capital

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4. 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

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5. United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)

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