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WA

WA

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A US state in the northwest with capital Olympia
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : Washington (estado)
  • My place of birth is Seattle, WA and I miss it every day.
  • WA phone
  • WA mail

So here I am growing up in Seattle, WA in the Pacific Northwest.

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Examples

  • For more information, contact the center at 200 Second Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109-4895; 206/443-2001.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I live in WA, the capital city of Washington.

  • So here I am growing up in Seattle, WA in the Pacific Northwest.

  • Hello, I was at the Spokane, WA stop on your Lessons Now tour last night.

  • This morning we woke up in Spokane, WA and before that we were in Tacoma, WA.

  • Gig Harbor, WA is a Mecca for boating enthusiasts.

  • I'm Skylar Booker from Granite Falls, WA Let's talk about that.

  • When traveling through WA, I always stop by Seattle for coffee.

  • The majestic mountains in the background are located in WA.

Synonyms

Washington
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A state in the northwestern United States on the Pacific coast

is the same place name but appears only in shortened written form
1 3.5

A nickname for the US state of Washington because it has many trees that stay green all year

is a shortened official form used in writing rather than a casual nickname

Surface Forms

WA singular

Etymology

WA is the two-letter postal abbreviation for Washington, the U.S. state named after George Washington. Think of WA as a short label, like CA for California, so when you see WA it stands for the 'state' in the northwest of the United States.