Washingtonian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌwɑʃɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
- /ˌwɒʃɪŋˈtəʊnɪ.ən/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English Washington Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Washingtonian From Washington + -ian.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, the U.S. state of Washington or its culture.
His concern for the cause of environmental protection was very Washingtonian of him.
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(not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, Washington, D.C., or its culture.
I thought of the old joke: What do you call two black men trying to get a cab in Washington, D.C.? Pedestrians. I raised my arm again and this time a car stopped [...] They looked back at me after I gave them my address, one saying, ‘Are you Ethiopian?’ and the other, ‘You look Ethiopian.’ I said, ‘No, I’m just Washingtonian.’
2001, Percival Everett, Erasure, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 159:Good jazz music has long been held up as a hallmark of authentic Washingtonian culture.
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(not-comparable) Of, or pertaining to, the life, values, or presidential administration of George Washington.
By appearing in uniform, Jackson was able to convey his strong character through these images. Jackson had seized on one element of the Washingtonian myth and clung to it.
2005, John W. Matviko, The American President in Popular Culture, page 4:Demonstrating that maritime defense, the protection of trade, and the providing of a national revenue were fundamental objectives of the Union, and directing attention to the departures which the Democrats had made from the sound Washingtonian policies in these matters, the orator went on to insist that this there must be a war, the depleted navy should be at once reconstituted...
1914, Frederic Austin Ogg, Daniel Webster, page 78:
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