Washington State

American  

noun

1. the state of Washington, especially as distinguished from Washington, D.C.

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Example Sentences

About four years after Lakanwal settled in the U.S., authorities say he drove to the capital from his home in Washington state.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities on Thursday said he drove from Washington state where he resides to D.C. to perpetrate the attack, but that Lakanwal was in the U.S. with no criminal record and with a history of assisting U.S. intelligence agencies in Afghanistan during the conflict.

From Salon

Lakanwal drove across the country from his home in Washington state, Pirro said.

From The Wall Street Journal

And, they warn, these jobs are spread across the country — not just in the well-known tech hubs in California, Washington state and on the East Coast.

From MarketWatch

Sleep loss affects a huge range of cognitive domains, explains Rachael Muck, a sleep researcher at Washington State University.

From Slate