Washington (disambiguation)

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For uses of George Washington, see George Washington (disambiguation). See also Washington State.

Contents 1 Origins 2 Geographic places 2.1 United States 2.1.1 Cities 2.1.2 Neighborhoods and city streets 2.1.3 Lakes 2.1.4 Islands 2.2 Outside the United States 3 Colleges 4 High schools 5 People 6 Creative works 7 Sports teams 8 Military 9 Bridges 10 Transit 11 See also

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

Washington may also refer to:

[edit] Origins

• Washington, Tyne and Wear in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, the original place with the name 'Washington', home to ancestors of US President George Washington

[edit] Geographic places

[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 Park, North Carolina Washington Terrace, Utah Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Washingtonville, New York Washingtonville, Ohio

[edit] Neighborhoods and city streets

• Washington Avenue (Minneapolis)
• Washington Avenue Loft District, St. Louis
• Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City
• Washington Heights, Chicago, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois
• Washington Heights, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[edit] Lakes

• Lake Washington in Washington state

[edit] Islands

• Washington Island (disambiguation)
• Washington Island (Michigan) in Keweenaw County, Michigan
• Washington Island (Minnesota) in Lake County, Minnesota
• Washington Island (New York) in Jefferson County, New York
• Washington Island (Wisconsin) in Lake Michigan
• Washington Islands Wilderness in Washington state

[edit] 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:
  • San Jacinto, Masbate
  • Escalante City
  • Catarman, Northern Samar
  • Surigao City
  • Legazpi City
• Washington, South Africa
• Washington, West Sussex in England
• Washington, Tyne and Wear in England
• Washington Gardens, Jamaica
• Washington Luiz, Paraná in Brazil
• Washington Island, an alternate name for Teraina, an atoll of Kiribati
• An 18th century name for Ua Huka, later extended as the "Washington Islands" to include all of the northern Marquesas Islands

[edit] Colleges

In the United States:

• Central Washington University, in Ellensburg, Washington

• Central Washington University-Lynnwood, in Lynnwood, Washington

• Eastern Washington University, in Cheney, Washington
• George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.
• Lake Washington Technical College, in Kirkland, Washington
• Trinity Washington University, in Washington, D.C.
• University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia
• University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington

• University of Washington, Bothell, in Bothell, Washington
• University of Washington Tacoma, in Tacoma, Washington
• University of Washington North Sound, to be in Snohomish County, Washington

• Washington College, in Chestertown, Maryland
• Washington College of Law, at American University in Washington, D.C.
• Washington & Jefferson College, in Washington, Pennsylvania
• Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia
• Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington

• Washington State University, Tri-Cities, in Richland, Washington
• Washington State University, Vancouver, in Vancouver, Washington

• Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri
• Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Washington

[edit] High schools

In various locations in the United States:

• Washington High School
• Washington County High School
• Booker T. Washington High School
• George Washington High School
• Lake Washington High School

[edit] People

• George Washington, first President of the United States

For other people with the given or family name Washington, see Washington (name).

[edit] Creative works

• Wasington [sic], a Lars von Trier film
• Washington (band), a pop-rock band from Norway
• Washington, D.C. (novel), a novel by Gore Vidal
• Washington Heights (film), a 2003 film
• Washington Journal, a daily C-SPAN program
• Washington Monument, a structure in Washington, D.C., honoring George Washington
• The Washington Post, a newspaper printed out of Washington D.C.
• The Washington Times, a newspaper printed out of Washington D.C.

[edit] Sports teams

State of Washington:

• Washington Huskies, the name for any sports teams at the University of Washington
• Washington State Cougars, the name for any sports teams at Washington State University

In Washington, D.C.:

• Washington Bayhawks, lacrosse team
• Washington Black Senators, former Negro League baseball team
• Washington Capitals, professional ice hockey team
• Washington D.C. Slayers, American National Rugby League football club
• Washington Elite Giants, former Negro League baseball team
• Washington Mystics, Women's National Basketball League team
• Washington Nationals, Major League Baseball team
• Washington Redskins, National Football League team
• Washington Senators, several former Major League baseball teams
• Washington Wave, former Indoor Lacrosse team
• Washington Wizards, National Basketball League team

[edit] Military

• USS Washington, ten ships of the United States Navy
• Boeing Washington, the name for Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers in Royal Air Force service

[edit] Bridges

• Washington Bridge, New York City
• Washington Bridge (Providence), Rhode Island
• Washington Avenue Bridge (Minneapolis)

[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 Boulevard
• Washingtonian
• Washington Street
• Mount Washington
• All pages beginning with Washington