Washington
English
/ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/, /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
proper noun
Definitions
- (countable)
- (US) , popular during the first century of American independence. Named after .
- (figuratively) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
- A placename
Etymology
Affix from Old English Hwæssa + Old English tūn (enclosure, homestead, town, farmstead, settlement, garden, yard).
Origin
Old English
tūn
Gloss
enclosure, homestead, town, farmstead, settlement, garden, yard
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
園
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Allington English
- Alphamstone English
- Drayton English
- George English
- George Washington English
- Royston English
- Washingtonian English
- Washington Finnish
- Washington Italian
- Washington Portuguese
- *tūną Proto-Germanic
- ワシントン Japanese
- 華盛頓 Japanese
- Waszyngton Polish
- -tūn Old English
- Hwæssa Old English
- bere Old English
- cirictun Old English
- clǣġ Old English
- deortun Old English
- lictun Old English
- tynan Old English
- tūn Old English
- wyrttun Old English
- toun Middle English
- town Middle English
- ey Old Norse
- Washington Danish
- वॉशिंगटन Hindi
- واشنگتن Persian
- วอชิงตัน Thai
- Wááshindoon hahoodzo Navajo, Navaho
- biwááshindoon Navajo, Navaho
- wááshindoon Navajo, Navaho
- Wásento Hopi
- Wásentomongwi Hopi