Definition of washington Washington

/wɑˈʃɪŋtʌn/ - [washingtun] - Wash•ing•ton

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washington - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
		Evergreen State, WA
		the states, u.s.a., united states of america, us, america, u.s., united states, usa North America and South America and Central America
		pacific northwest a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
		mount ranier national park a national park in Washington having mountain terrain featuring glaciers and alpine lakes and streams and swamps
		north cascades national park a national park in Washington that is an alpine wilderness area featuring gold rush and logging campsites
		olympic national park a national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
		cape flattery a cape of northwestern Washington
		aberdeen a city in northeastern Scotland on the North Sea
		bellingham a town in northwestern Washington on a bay near the Canadian border
		kennewick a town in southern Washington on the Columbia River
		capital of washington, olympia a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games
		seattle a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade Range and Mount Ranier visible to the south and east; an aerospace and computer center; site of the University of Washington
		spokane a city in eastern Washington near the Idaho border
		tacoma a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound to the south of Seattle
		vancouver a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
		walla walla a town in southeastern Washington near the Oregon border
		yakima a town in south central Washington
		mount saint helens, mount st. helens mt. st. helens
		mount adams, adams a mountain peak in southwestern Washington in the Cascade Range (12,307 feet high)
		lake chelan a narrow very deep lake in central Washington in the Cascade Range
		columbia river, columbia a university town in central Missouri
		inland passage, inside passage a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska
		puget sound an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State
		mount ranier, mount tacoma, mt. ranier, ranier a mountain peak in central Washington; highest peak in the Cascade Range; (14,410 feet high)
		scablands (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
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
		Washington D.C., American capital, capital of the United States
		d.c., district of columbia, dc the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
		capitol building, capitol the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet
		lincoln memorial memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of Abraham Lincoln
		washington monument
		white house the government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States
		capitol hill, the hill a hill in Washington, D.C., where the Capitol Building sits and Congress meets; "they are debating the budget today on Capitol Hill"
washington - 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
		George Washington, President Washington
washington - United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915)
		Booker T. Washington, Booker Taliaferro Washington
washington - the federal government of the United States
		Capital, Washington

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washington
The 42nd state of the United States of America, located in the Pacific Northwest.
washington
The capital of the United States of America, located in the District of Columbia.

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Washington is one of the 50 states in the United States of America. It is north of Oregon, west of Idaho, east of the Pacific Ocean, and south of British Columbia. (British Columbia is part of Canada). There are more than 6,000,000 people in Washington. Most live in the western part of Washington, which gets more rain. About a quarter of the people live in the east part, where it gets less rain, and some parts have a desert climate. The largest city on the east part is Spokane it is also the second biggest city in the state. The Cascade Mountains go down the middle of the state and break it into two sides. The state's nickname is the "Evergreen State" because it has a lot of pine trees. Washington was the 42nd state to join the United States, on November 11, 1889.

The capital of Washington is Olympia. Olympia is a small city on the west side of Washington, at the south end of Puget Sound. Washington's biggest city is Seattle, Seattle is also on Puget Sound.

Washington has many beautiful forests, rivers, gorges (gorges are small canyons), and mountains. Because it's next to the ocean, it has a long beach. However, because Washington is north of Oregon and California (the other two states on the West Coast of the United States), the ocean is cold, and usually not good to swim in.

The biggest universities in Washington are the University of Washington and Washington State University. Washington State University is in a small town called Pullman. Pullman is on the east side of th
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Counties named Washington.

Washington County is the name of 30 counties and one parish in the United States of America, all named for George Washington. It is the most common county name in the United States.