Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining or relating to George Washington (1732–1799), first President of the United States, or to Washington, the capital of the United States, or to Washington, one of the United States, named after him.
- noun An in habitant of Washington, the capital of the United States, or of Washington, one of the United States.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George Washington.
- adjective Designating, or pertaining to, a temperance society and movement started in Baltimore in 1840 on the principle of total abstinence.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or pertaining to, the state of
Washington or its culture. - adjective Of, or pertaining to,
Washington, D.C. or its culture. - adjective Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of George Washington.
- noun An inhabitant or a resident of the state of
Washington . - noun An inhabitant or a resident of
Washington, D.C. .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a native or resident of the state of Washington
- noun a native or resident of the city of Washington
- adjective of or relating to or in the manner of George Washington
- adjective of or relating to the capital of the United States
- adjective of or relating to or in the state of Washington
- adjective of or relating to the people who run the federal government
Etymologies
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Examples
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He pointed to a recent piece in Washingtonian magazine that divided the Senate into categories.
Roberts Court rulings on campaign finance reveal shifting makeup, forceful role Robert Barnes 2010
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New goals: CBS studio host James Brown, in Washingtonian magazine: "As soon as the football season is over, I intend to start pitching story ideas to 60 Minutes."
Grading NFL coverage: Networks have room for improvement 2009
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I certainly was not making negative comments about our fellow Washingtonian from the County Skagit (tulip land - where they will burst into color any day now).
Are autos necessary? 2006
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For those with integrity, a word Washingtonian does not know the meaning of, here are the results that I saw at 12: 05 am on March 1:
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Five blog contributors were citedin Washingtonian’s Top 100 Tech Titanslist.
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Five blog contributors (including founding editor Jill Foster) were citedin Washingtonian’s Top 100 Tech Titans list.
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Five blog contributors were citedin Washingtonian’s Top 100 Tech Titanslist.
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Five blog contributors were citedin Washingtonian’s Top 100 Tech Titanslist.
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Five blog contributors were citedin Washingtonian’s Top 100 Tech Titanslist.
Women Grow Business » Community, Changes, and First Year of Women Grow Business 2010
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This new kind of exercise, in which we listen to ourselves and each other one might call "Washingtonian" in honor of the real man as opposed to the dysfunctional capitol city named for him.
Carol Smaldino: George Washington vs. Barack Obama: A Question of Character Carol Smaldino 2011
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