WASHINGTONIAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Washingtonian mean?
• WASHINGTONIAN (noun)
The noun WASHINGTONIAN has 2 senses:
1. a native or resident of the city of Washington
2. a native or resident of the state of Washington
Familiarity information: WASHINGTONIAN used as a noun is rare.
• WASHINGTONIAN (adjective)
The adjective WASHINGTONIAN has 4 senses:
1. of or relating to or in the manner of George Washington
2. of or relating to the people who run the federal government
3. of or relating to the capital of the United States
4. of or relating to or in the state of Washington
Familiarity information: WASHINGTONIAN used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• WASHINGTONIAN (noun)
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)
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)
• WASHINGTONIAN (adjective)
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))
Meaning:
Of or relating to the people who run the federal government
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Washingtonian politics as usual
Pertainym:
Washington (the federal government of the United States)
Meaning:
Of or relating to the capital of the United States
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Washingtonian museums
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)
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)
