a state of the northwestern US, on the Pacific: consists of the Coast Range and the Olympic Mountains in the west and the Columbia Plateau in the east. Capital: Olympia. Pop: 6 131 445 (2003 est). Area: 172 416 sq km (66 570 sq miles)

the capital of the US, coextensive with the District of Columbia and situated near the E coast on the Potomac River: site chosen by President Washington in 1790; contains the White House and the Capitol; a major educational and administrative centre. Pop: 4 955 139 (2015 est)

a town in Tyne and Wear: designated a new town in 1964. Pop: 53 388 (2001)

BookerT(aliaferro). 1856–1915, US Black educationalist and writer

Denzel (ˈdɛnzɛl). US film actor; his films include Glory (1990), MalcolmX (1992), The Hurricane (1999), and JohnQ. (2002)

George. 1732–99, US general and statesman; first president of the US (1789–97). He was appointed commander in chief of the Continental Army (1775) at the outbreak of the War of American Independence, which ended with his defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown (1781). He presided over the convention at Philadelphia (1787) that formulated the constitution of the US and elected him president