state in the northwestern U.S. bordering the Pacific Ocean, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, the Strait of Georgia, and British Columbia, Canada; capital Olympia area 68,192 square miles (177,299 square kilometers), population 6,724,540
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city and capital of the U.S., coextensive with the District of Columbia and often referred to asWashington, D.C.population 601,723