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- Washington, Booker T(aliaferro) 1856-1915; U.S. educator & author
- Washington, George 1732-99; 1st president of the U.S. (1789-97): commander in chief of the Continental army
- NW coastal state of the U.S.: admitted, 1889; 66,544 sq mi (172,348 sq km); pop. 5,894,000; cap. Olympia: abbrev. WA, Wash, or Wa
- capital of the U.S., coextensive with the District of Columbia: pop. 572,000also called Washington, D.C.
- lake in WC Wash., near Seattle: c. 20 mi (32 km) long
- mountain of the White Mountains, in N N.H.: highest peak in New England: 6,288 ft (1,917 m)
See Washington in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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