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Washington¹ Definition

Wash·ing·ton (wôs̸h′iŋ tən, wäs̸h′-)

  1. Washington, Booker T(aliaferro) (bo̵ok′ər) 1856-1915; U.S. educator & author
  2. Washington, George 1732-99; 1st president of the U.S. (1789-97): commander in chief of the Continental army
Washington² Definition

Wash·ing·ton (wôs̸h′iŋ tən, wäs̸h′-)

  1. 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
  2. capital of the U.S., coextensive with the District of Columbia: pop. 572,000
    also called Washington, D.C.
  3. lake in WC Wash., near Seattle: c. 20 mi (32 km) long
  4. mountain of the White Mountains, in N N.H.: highest peak in New England: 6,288 ft (1,917 m)

Etymology: after George Washington

Washington Synonyms

Washington

n.

the Capitol, the nation's capital, the government, the President, the Presidency, the White House, the Oval Office, the Congress, the Hill, the national government, the Federal government, the Supreme Court, the Pentagon, the CIA, the Establishment*, Foggy Bottom*, the mess in Washington*, the Washington run-around, the Washington merry-go-round*, on the banks of the Potomac*; see also administration 1, 2, city.

Washington Quotes

The dependence of London on Washington for the supplyof our so-called independent nuclear weaponsis all that remains of the'special relationship'and†it is reallya ball and chainlimitingourcapacity toplaya more positive role in the world. See Churchill 217:93.

—Benn,Tony (Anthony Neil Wedgwood)

I didn't come to Washington to be loved and I haven't been disappointed.

—Gramm, Phil (William Philip)

When I first came to Washington, for the first six months I wondered how the hell I ever got here. For the next six months, I wondered how the hell the rest of them ever got here.

—Truman, Harry S

Sometimes I think we're the only two lawyers in Washington who trust each other.

—Dole, Elizabeth Hanford

How do you put a price on the Washington Monument?

—Kennedy, Roger George

A little shorter than the Washington monument, erect, elegant, dogmatic, and ironically witty.

—Reston,James B(arrett)

I was not meant for the spotlight of public life in Washington. Here running people down is considered sport. 332

—Foster,Vince(nt W,Jr)

Washington is a resigning town. Nothing else holds the special excitement of a rumored resignation.

—Shultz, George P(ratt)

Washington isa sieve†it was virtually impossibletofind out who was doing the leaking and shut them up.

—Reagan, Ronald Wilson

Washington is a town where more people probably contemplate writing a book than finish reading one.

—Geracimos, Ann

Washington is awash in post-war testosterone.

—Schroeder, Patricia Scott

New York is one of the capitals of the world and Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic. San Francisco is a lady, Boston has become Urban Renewal, Philadelphia and Baltimore and Washington blink like dull diamonds in the smog of Eastern Megalopolis, and New Orleans is unremarkable past the French Quarter. Detroit is a one- trade town, Pittsburgh has lost its golden triangle. St Louis has become the golden arch of the corporation, and nights in Kansas City close early. The oil depletion allowance makes Houston and Dallas naught but checkerboards for this sort of game. But Chicago is a great American city. Perhaps it is the last of the great American cities.

—Mailer, Norman Kingsley

Go out on the front porch of the house, turn the Washington Post over with your big toe, and if your name's above the fold, you know you're not going to have a good day.

—Lance, Bert