Washington

Washington

1.) also Washington, D.C.

the District of Columbia

D.C.

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

▪ Washington is expected to resist pressure to lift trade sanctions on Myanmar.

3.) also Washington State

WA a state in the northwestern US. Its largest cities are Seattle and Tacoma.

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Washington, Book|er T.

(1856-1915) a US teacher whose parents had been ↑slaves, who started the Tuskegee Institute, one of the first US colleges for black people. He also wrote a book about his life called Up from Slavery.

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Washington, George

(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.