English dictionary
Washington
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
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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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a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
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the federal government of the United States
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1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)
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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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