1.  washington(n = noun.location) american capital, capital of the united states, washington d.c. - 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;
is a kind of national capital
is a part of d.c., dc, district of columbia
has parts: capitol, capitol building, lincoln memorial, washington monument, white house, capitol hill, the hill, georgetown
has particulars: potomac
Derived form adjective washingtonian₃

2.  washington(n = noun.location) evergreen state, wa - a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific;
is a kind of american state
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
has parts: pacific northwest, mount ranier national park, north cascades national park, olympic national park, cape flattery, aberdeen, bellingham, kennewick, capital of washington, olympia, seattle, spokane, tacoma, vancouver, walla walla, yakima, mount saint helens, mount st. helens, mt. st. helens, adams, mount adams, lake chelan, columbia, columbia river, inland passage, inside passage, puget sound, mount ranier, mount tacoma, mt. ranier, ranier, scablands, snake, snake river
Derived form adjective washingtonian₄

3.  washington(n = noun.group) capital - the federal government of the United States;
is a kind of federal government
Derived form adjective washingtonian₂

4.  washington(n = noun.person) george washington, president washington - 1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799);
is a kind of full general, general, chief executive, president, president of the united states, united states president
Derived form adjective washingtonian₁

5.  washington(n = noun.person) booker t. washington, booker taliaferro washington - United States educator who was born a slave but became educated and founded a college at Tuskegee in Alabama (1856-1915);
is a kind of educator, pedagog, pedagogue

booker t. washington, booker taliaferro washington, capital of washington, george washington, george washington bridge, george washington carver, george washington goethals, president washington, university of washington, washington d.c., washington irving, washington monument

1.  dc(n = noun.location) d.c., district of columbia - the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia;
is a kind of federal district
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa
has parts: american capital, capital of the united states, washington, washington d.c.

2.  dc(n = noun.phenomenon) direct current, direct electric current - an electric current that flows in one direction steadily;
is a kind of electrical energy, electricity

dc, abbr.
1 (also d.c.) direct current.
2 District of Columbia.
3 da capo.
4 District Commissioner.