Main Entry:

Wash·ing·ton

Pronunciation:

\ˈwȯ-shiŋ-tən, ˈwä-, chiefly Midland also ˈwȯr-shiŋ- or ˈwär-\

Function:

geographical name

1 state NW United States ∗ Olympia area 68,192 square miles (177,299 square kilometers), population 5,894,121 2 city ∗ of the United States, coextensive with District of Columbia population 572,059 3 — see teraina

— Wash·ing·to·nian \ˌwȯ-shiŋ-ˈtō-nē-ən, ˌwä-, -nyən\ adjective or noun