Washington Definition–noun
| 2. | George, 1732–99, U.S. general and political leader: 1st president of the U.S. 1789–97. |
| 3. | Martha (Martha Dandridge ), 1732–1802, wife of George. |
| 4. | Also called Washington,D.C. the capital of the United States, on the Potomac between Maryland and Virginia: coextensive with the District of Columbia. 637,651. Abbreviation: Wash. |
| 5. | Also called Washington State. a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 3,553,231; 68,192 sq. mi. (176,615 sq. km). Capital: Olympia. Abbreviation: WA (for use with zip code), Wash. |
| 6. | a city in SW Pennsylvania. 18,363. |
| 7. | a city in SW Indiana. 11,325. |
| 8. | a town in central Illinois. 10,364. |
| 9. | Mount, a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: highest peak in the NE United States. 6293 ft. (1918 m). |
| 10. | Lake, a lake in W Washington, near Seattle. 20 mi. (32 km) long. |
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State Definition–noun | 1. | the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health. |
| 2. | the condition of matter with respect to structure, form, constitution, phase, or the like: water in a gaseous state. |
| 3. | status, rank, or position in life; station: He dresses in a manner befitting his state. |
| 4. | the style of living befitting a person of wealth and high rank: to travel in state. |
| 5. | a particular condition of mind or feeling: to be in an excited state. |
| 6. | an abnormally tense, nervous, or perturbed condition: He's been in a state since hearing about his brother's death. |
| 7. | a politically unified people occupying a definite territory; nation. |
| 8. | the territory, or one of the territories, of a government. |
| 9. | (sometimes initial capital letter) any of the bodies politic which together make up a federal union, as in the United States of America. |
| 10. | the body politic as organized for civil rule and government (distinguished from church). |
| 11. | the operations or activities of a central civil government: affairs of state. |
| 12. | (initial capital letter) Also called State Department. Informal. the Department of State. |
| 13. | Printing. a set of copies of an edition of a publication which differ from others of the same printing because of additions, corrections, or transpositions made during printing or at any time before publication. |
| 14. | the States, Informal. the United States (usually used outside its borders): After a year's study in Spain, he returned to the States. |
–adjective | 15. | of or pertaining to the central civil government or authority. |
| 16. | made, maintained, or chartered by or under the authority of one of the commonwealths that make up a federal union: a state highway; a state bank. |
| 17. | characterized by, attended with, or involving ceremony: a state dinner. |
| 18. | used on or reserved for occasions of ceremony. |
–verb (used with object) | 19. | to declare definitely or specifically: She stated her position on the case. |
| 20. | to set forth formally in speech or writing: to state a hyp
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othesis. |
| 21. | to set forth in proper or definite form: to state a problem. |
| 23. | to fix or settle, as by authority. |
—Idiom| 24. | lie in state, (of a corpse) to be exhibited publicly with honors before burial: The president's body lay in state for two days. |
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Hotel Definition–noun | 1. | a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter) Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet ballistic missile submarine armed with up to six single-warhead missiles. |
| 3. | a word used in communications to represent the letter H. |
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