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WASHINGTONIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or resident of the state of Washington

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Washingtonian" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Derivation:

Washingtonian (of or relating to or in the state of Washington)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or resident of the city of Washington

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Washingtonian" is a kind of...):

American (a native or inhabitant of the United States)

Derivation:

Washingtonian (of or relating to the capital of the United States)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or in the state of Washington

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Washington (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)

Derivation:

Washington (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)

Washingtonian (a native or resident of the state of Washington)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the capital of the United States

Example:

Washingtonian museums

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Washington (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)

Derivation:

Washington (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)

Washingtonian (a native or resident of the city of Washington)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to the people who run the federal government

Example:

Washingtonian politics as usual

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Washington (the federal government of the United States)

Derivation:

Washington (the federal government of the United States)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Of or relating to or in the manner of George Washington

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Washington (1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799))

Derivation:

Washington (1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799))

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