Washington (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 World 2 United States 2.1 Cities 2.2 Colleges 2.3 Islands 3 People 4 Creative works 5 Vessels 6 Transit 7 See also

Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest.

Washington may also refer to:

[edit] World

• Washington, Tyne and Wear in England, the original place with the name 'Washington', home to ancestors of US President George Washington
• 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:
  • San Jacinto, Masbate
  • Escalante City
  • Catarman, Northern Samar
  • Surigao City
  • Legazpi City
• Washington, South Africa
• 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] United States

• Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
  • The Federal government of the United States, referred to in short as "Washington", 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

• George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.
• Trinity Washington University, in Washington, D.C.
• University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia
• University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington
• Washington College, in Chestertown, Maryland
• Washington & Jefferson College, in Washington, Pennsylvania
• Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia
• Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington
• Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

[edit] Islands

• Washington Island (Wisconsin) in Lake Michigan

[edit] People

• Washington (name), the usage as a name in general

As a family name:

• George Washington, a U.S. general and first president
• Booker T. Washington, a civil rights leader, educator and author
• Craig A. Washington (1941) - an attorney and former United States Congressman from Texas
• Denzel Washington, an actor
• Dinah Washington, a singer
• Harold Washington, former mayor of Chicago
• Ford "Buck" Lee Washington, jazz pianist
• George Washington Carver, a botanist
• Isaiah Washington, actor
• 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
• MaliVai Washington (1969) - professional tennis player
• Mashona Washington (1976) - professional tennis player
• Ned Washington (1901-1976), Oscar-winning American lyric writer
• Ron Washington, baseball manager
• John David Washington, son of Denzel Washington and professional American football player

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

[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:
  • Washington/State (CTA)
  • Washington/Dearborn (CTA)
  • Washington/Wells (CTA)

[edit] See also

• WA (disambiguation)
• Washington Avenue
• Washington Boulevard
• Washington Street