Washingtonとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Washington (the town in Tyne かつ Wear, northeast England): probably from the 古期英語 place name Hwæssingatūn (字義どおりに “a settlement of the household of Hwæssa”), from Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) +‎ -ing (“belonging to”) +‎ tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”)^[1], or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more at Washington.

The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/, /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/
  • (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈwɒʃɪŋtən/
  • ハイフネーション: Wash‧ing‧ton

固有名詞

Washington (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 Washingtons)

1. Washington state (a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States; capital: Olympia; largest city: Seattle)
2. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)
   • 2023 March 7, Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, “China 'seriously concerned' by Taiwan president 'transit' plans amid reported US trip”, in Muralikumar Anantharaman, Robert Birsel, editors, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on 08 March 2023, Asia Pacific‎^[2]:

     Taiwanese presidents, including Tsai, have a record of travelling through the U.S. en route to other countries, usually for a day or two, though the U.S. government has generally avoided meeting senior Taiwanese officials in Washington.

   1. District of Columbia (a district of the United States, coterminous with the city of Washington)
3. George Washington, the first president of the United States, and commanding general during its war of independence.
4. (figurative, metonymically) The federal government or administrative authority of the United States. From the capital city of Washington, D.C.
5. An English habitational surname from Old English.
6. A placename:
   1. A location in the United Kingdom:
      1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
      2. A village and civil parish of Horsham district, West Sussex, England.
   2. Several other locations in the United States, most of which are named for George Washington:
      1. A ghost town in Autauga County, Alabama.
      2. A very small city in Hempstead County, Arkansas.
      3. A census-designated place in Nevada County, California.
      4. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
      5. A small city, the county seat of Wilkes County, Georgia.
      6. A city in Tazewell County, Illinois.
      7. A city, the county seat of Daviess County, Indiana.
      8. A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Iowa.
      9. A small city, the county seat of Washington County, Kansas.
      10. A neighborhood of the city of Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky.
      11. A village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.
      12. A town in Knox County, Maine.
      13. A small town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
      14. An unincorporated community in Macomb County, Michigan.
      15. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Mississippi.
      16. A city in Franklin County, Missouri.
      17. A village in Washington County, Nebraska.
      18. A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
      19. A borough of Warren County, New Jersey.
      20. A town in Dutchess County, New York.
      21. A small city, the county seat of Beaufort County, North Carolina.
      22. A small town in McClain County, Oklahoma, named for Caddo chief "Little Boy" Washington.
      23. A city, the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
      24. A city in Washington County, Utah.
      25. A town in Orange County, Vermont.
      26. A small town, the county seat of Rappahannock County, Virginia.
      27. A census-designated place in Wood County, West Virginia.
      28. A town in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin.
      29. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
      30. A town in Vilas County, Wisconsin.
      31. A small town in Sauk County, Wisconsin.
      32. A small town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
      33. A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
      34. A small town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
      35. An unincorporated community in Door County, Wisconsin.
      36. A large number of townships in the United States, listed under Washington Township.
   3. A community in Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A community in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana.
   5. A location in the Philippines:
      1. A barangay of Catarman, Northern Samar.
      2. A barangay of Escalante, Negros Occidental.
      3. A barangay of San Jacinto, Masbate.
      4. A barangay of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte.
7. (US) A male given name transferred from the surname, popular during the first century of American independence, given in honor of George Washington.
8. University of Washington.

引用

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Washington.

同意語

• (Washington, D.C.): DC / D.C. / District of Columbia (The federal district かつ city are coterminous かつ the city government administers the district, so are jurisdictionally equivalent)
• (U.S. state): WA/WA./Wa./Wa, Washington state, Washington State (proscribed)
• (both Washington, D.C., & the U.S. state): WASH/WASH./Wash./Wash, WSH/WSH./Wsh./Wsh

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Washington is the 145^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 177,386 individuals. Washington is most common among Black (87.5%) individuals.

参考

• Washington, Tyne and Wear on Wikipedia.
• Washington (name) on Wikipedia.

名詞

Washington (複数形 Washingtons)

1. (slang, 米国用法) a U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington

同意語

• ($1 USD bill): George Washington

参考

• dead president, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson, Benjamin, Franklin
• United States one-dollar bill on Wikipedia.

参照

Further reading

• Washington at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Washington”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Washington”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Washington”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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