washington
nounDivide washington into syllables:
wash · ing · ton
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Definition of washington:
- washington (noun):
- noun. 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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