Washington#1 (n)
Washington D.C. (n)
American capital (n)
capital of the United States (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 15
def the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
def George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
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Instance Hypernym national capital
Part holonym District of Columbia, D.C., DC
Derivationally related form Washington → Washingtonian
Part meronym Capitol, Capitol Building; Lincoln Memorial; Washington Monument; White House; Capitol Hill, the Hill; Georgetown
Instance Hyponym Potomac
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Derivationally related form Washingtonian → Washington
Pertainym (pertains to noun) Washingtonian → Washington
Part holonym Capitol, Capitol Building; Lincoln Memorial; Washington Monument; White House; Capitol Hill, the Hill; Georgetown
Instance Hyponym national capital
Part meronym District of Columbia, D.C., DC
Instance Hypernym Potomac

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