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washingtonian |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Washingtonian \Wash`ing*to"ni*an\, a. 1. Pertaining to or characteristic of George Washington; as a Washingtonian policy. --Lowell. 2. Designating, or pertaining to a temperance society and movement started in Baltimore in 1840 on the principle of total abstinence. -- n. A member of the Washingtonian Society. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Washingtonian adj 1: of or relating to on in the manner of George Washington [syn: {Washingtonian}] 2: of or relating to the people who run the federal government; "Washingtonian politics as usual" [syn: {Washingtonian}] 3: of or relating to the capital of the United States; "Washingtonian museums" [syn: {Washingtonian}] 4: of or relating to or in the state of Washington [syn: {Washingtonian}] n 1: a resident of the city of Washington [syn: {Washingtonian}] 2: a resident of the state of Washington [syn: {Washingtonian}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to They took away his vote and gave instead The right when he had earned, to _eat_ his bread. In vain -- he clamors for his "boss," pour soul, To come again and part him from his roll. Offenbach Stutz
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