I. Wash ‧ ing ‧ ton /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən $ ˈwɔː- ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE
⇨ see ↑ Washington, D.C. , ↑ Washington State
II. ˌWashington ˈState BrE AmE ( also Washington ) written abbreviation , WA
a state in the northwestern US. Its largest cities are Seattle and Tacoma. It is known for its forests and its rainy weather ⇨ compare ↑ Washington, D.C.
III. Washington, Book ‧ er T. /ˈbʊkə tiː $ -kər-/ BrE AmE
(1856–1915) a US teacher whose parents had been ↑ slave s , who started the ↑ Tuskegee Institute , one of the first US colleges for African Americans. He also wrote a book about his life called Up from Slavery .
IV. Washington, D.C. /ˌwɒʃɪŋtən diː ˈsiː $ ˌwɔː-, ˌwɑː-/ BrE AmE ( also Washington, the District of Columbia, the District, DC )
1 . the capital city of the US, on the Potomac River close to the country’s east coast. Washington’s many government buildings include the White House, and the Capitol, and the Supreme Court. It has no industry. D.C. stands for District of Columbia, meaning that Washington is a special area that governs itself and is not contained in any of the 50 states.
2 . the US president and his advisers in the White House who advise him:
Washington is expected to resist pressure to lift trade sanctions on Myanmar.
⇨ ↑ Washington State
V. Washington, Den ‧ zel /ˈdenz ə l/ BrE AmE
(1954–) a US film actor whose films include Cry Freedom (1987) and Malcolm X (1992). In 2001 he became the first African American since Sidney Poitier in 1963 to win an Oscar for best actor, which he won for Training Day .
VI. Washington, George BrE AmE
(1732–99) the first President of the US, from 1789 to 1797. Washington was a respected officer in the British army before he became commander of the ↑ colonial armies during the ↑ American Revolutionary War . After the war he became the leader of the ↑ Constitutional Convention and influenced the states to officially accept the new ↑ Constitution of the United States . He was elected President of the US twice, but he refused to be president for a third time.