Washington

geographical name

Wash·​ing·​ton ˈwȯ-shiŋ-tən 

ˈwä-

chiefly Midland also ˈwȯr-shiŋ-

or ˈwär-

1

state in the northwestern U.S. bordering the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and British Columbia, Canada; capital Olympia area 68,192 square miles (177,299 square kilometers), population 6,724,540

2

city and capital of the U.S., coextensive with the District of Columbia and often referred to as Washington, D.C. population 601,723

3

see teraina

Washingtonian

ˌwȯ-shiŋ-ˈtō-nē-ən 

ˌwä-, 

-nyən

adjective or noun