Washington (disambiguation)
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- This page disambiguates Washington. For uses of George Washington, see George Washington (disambiguation). For information on Washington as a name generally, see Washington (name).
Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest.
Washington may also refer to:
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[edit] Places in the United States
- Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States; "Washington" is used as political shorthand for the Federal government of the United States, especially in foreign relations
- Washington County, 31 counties of this name
- Washington Township, numerous townships of this name
- Mount Washington, several places, including mountains of this name
[edit] Cities
- Washington, Arkansas
- Washington, California
- Washington, Connecticut
- Washington, Georgia
- Washington, Illinois
- Washington, Indiana
- Washington, Iowa
- Washington, Kansas
- Washington, Louisiana
- Washington, Maine
- Washington, Massachusetts
- Washington, Michigan
- Washington, Mississippi
- Washington, Missouri
- Washington, Nebraska
- Washington, New Hampshire
- Washington, New Jersey
- Washington, North Carolina
- Washington, Oklahoma
- Washington, Pennsylvania
- Washington, Utah
- Washington, Vermont
- Washington, Virginia
- Washington, West Virginia
- Washington, Wisconsin
- Washington Boro, Pennsylvania
- Washington Court House, Ohio
- Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
- Washington Grove, Maryland
- Washington Mills, New York
- Washington Park, Illinois
- Washington Park, New Jersey
- Washington Terrace, Utah
- Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
- Washingtonville, New York
- Washingtonville, Ohio
[edit] Colleges
- University of Washington
- Washington University
- Washington State University
- George Washington University
- Washington College
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington & Jefferson College
[edit] Islands
- Washington Island (Wisconsin) in Lake Michigan
[edit] Places outside the United States
- Washington, Argentina
- Washington, Aruba
- Washington, Bolivia
- Washington, Ontario, Canada
- Washington, Colombia
- Washington, Cuba
- Washington, Dominican Republic
- Washington, Guyana
- Washington, Ireland
- Washington, Nicaragua
- New Washington, Aklan in the Philippines
- several Barangays in the Philippines, including ones in
- Washington, South Africa
- Washington, Tyne and Wear in England
- Washington, West Sussex in England
- Washington Gardens, Jamaica
- Washington Luiz, Paraná in Brazil
- Washington Island, an alternate name for Teraina, an atoll of Kiribati
[edit] People
As a family name:
- George Washington, a U.S. general and first president
- Booker T. Washington, an educator and author
- Denzel Washington, an actor
- Dinah Washington, a singer
- George Washington Carver, a botanist
- Lawrence Washington (1602-1655), the great-great-grandfather of George Washington
- Lawrence Washington (1659-1698), the grandfather of George Washington
- Lawrence Washington (1718-1752), George Washington's half-brother and mentor
- Ron Washington, baseball manager
As a given name:
- Washington Irving, an author
- Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, a Brazilian president who ruled from 1926 to 1930
- Washington César Santos (born 1960), a Brazilian football striker
- Washington Stecanelo Cerqueira (born 1975), another Brazilian football striker
[edit] Creative works
- Washington, D.C. (novel), a novel by Gore Vidal
- Wasington [sic], a Lars von Trier film
- The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.
- Washington Monuments (world), other Washington monuments
[edit] Vessels
- USS Washington, ten ships of the United States Navy
- Washington (RAF), the name for Boeing B-29 and B-50 Superfortress bombers in Royal Air Force service
[edit] Transit
- Washington (CTA), several stations on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system: