Washington Irving

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Washington Irving was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as the American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s.

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Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States). Etymology: Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the - place name *Hwæssa}}, from nocat=1. It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to t=hunt + t=victory, or possibly related to t=wheat. There are other theories; more on Wikipedia. The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.

The name Washington is of Spanish origin, meaning "Washington, Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States). Etymology: Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the - place name *Hwæssa}}, from nocat=1. It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to t=hunt + t=victory, or possibly related to t=wheat. There are other theories; more on Wikipedia. The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.". It is traditionally a male name.

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