Washingtonian

"I live in Washington, and everyone swears like sailors." "As a fellow Washingtonian, I agree."

His concern for the cause of environmental protection was very Washingtonian of him.

Good jazz music has long been held up as a hallmark of authentic Washingtonian culture.

I thought of the old joke: What do you call two black men trying to get a cab in Washington, D.C.? Pedestrians. I raised my arm again and this time a car stopped [...] They looked back at me after I gave them my address, one saying, ‘Are you Ethiopian?’ and the other, ‘You look Ethiopian.’ I said, ‘No, I’m just Washingtonian.’

By appearing in uniform, Jackson was able to convey his strong character through these images. Jackson had seized on one element of the Washingtonian myth and clung to it.

Demonstrating that maritime defense, the protection of trade, and the providing of a national revenue were fundamental objectives of the Union, and directing attention to the departures which the Democrats had made from the sound Washingtonian policies in these matters, the orator went on to insist that this there must be a war, the depleted navy should be at once reconstituted...

Any real Washingtonian will be quick to tell you that "Washington state" is a university.

Many a hardworking Washingtonian have expressed their frustrations at the influx of rich Marylanders moving into their city.