Washington

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Washington commonly refers to:

• Washington (state), United States
• Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
  • Federal government of the United States (metonym)
  • Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C.
• George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States

Washington may also refer to:

Places[]

England[]

• Washington, Tyne and Wear, a new town
  • Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington
• Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish

Greenland[]

• Cape Washington, Greenland
• Washington Land

Philippines[]

• New Washington, Aklan, a municipality
• Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar
• Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental
• Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate
• Washington, a barangay in Surigao City

United States[]

• Washington, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
• Fort Washington (disambiguation)
• Lake Washington (disambiguation)
• Mount Washington (disambiguation)
• Port Washington (disambiguation)
• Washington Avenue (disambiguation)
• Washington Boulevard (disambiguation)
• Washington Bridge (disambiguation)
• Washington County (disambiguation)
• Washington district (disambiguation)
• Washington Island (disambiguation)
• Washington Park (disambiguation)
• Washington Square (disambiguation)
• Washington Street (disambiguation)
• Washington Township (disambiguation)
• Washington Valley (disambiguation)

Cities and communities[]

• Washington, Alabama
• Washington, Arkansas
• Washington, California, in Nevada County
• Washington, Yolo County, California
• Washington, Connecticut
• Washington, Georgia
• Washington, Illinois
• Washington, Indiana
• Washington, Iowa
• Washington, Kansas
• Washington, Kentucky
• Washington, Louisiana
• Washington, Maine
• Washington, Massachusetts
• Washington, Michigan, an unincorporated community in Washington Township
• Washington, Mississippi
• Washington, Missouri
• Washington, Nebraska
• Washington, New Hampshire
• Washington, New Jersey
• Washington, New York
• Washington, North Carolina
• Washington, Oklahoma
• Washington, Pennsylvania
• Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
• Washington, Utah
• Washington, Vermont
• Washington, Virginia
• Washington, West Virginia
• Washington Court House, Ohio
• Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
• Washington Square (Philadelphia)
• Washington Square West, Philadelphia

Elsewhere[]

• Washington Escarpment, Antarctica
• Washington, Ontario, Canada
• Washington Island (French Polynesia)
• Washington Island (Kiribati)
• Washington, Guyana, a community in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana

Education[]

Higher education[]

• George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
• Harold Washington College, Chicago, Illinois
• University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia
• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Washington College (California), formerly in Irvington, Fremont, California
• Washington College (Pennsylvania), one of the original colleges that formed Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
• Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland
• Washington College, Connecticut, the original name of Trinity College
• Washington College of Law, at American University, Washington, D.C.
• Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania
• Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
• Washington Female Seminary, Washington, Pennsylvania
• Washington International University, unaccredited institution in the British Virgin Islands
• Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
• Washington University (medical school), a defunct institution formerly in Baltimore, Maryland
• Washington University of Barbados, named as part of an international medical school scam
• Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

Secondary education[]

• Lake Washington High School, Kirkland, Washington
• Washington Academy (disambiguation)
• Washington College Academy, Limestone, Tennessee
• Booker T. Washington High School (disambiguation)
• George Washington High School (disambiguation)
• Washington County High School (disambiguation)
• Washington High School (disambiguation)
• Washington International School, Washington, D.C.
• Washington School (disambiguation)

People[]

• Washington (name), a given name or surname shared by several people
• Washington (musician), the stage name of Australian musician Megan Washington
• Washington (footballer, born 1953), full name Washington Luiz de Paula, Brazilian football forward
• Washington (footballer, born 1 April 1975), full name Washington Stecanela Cerqueira, Brazilian football manager and former striker
• Washington (footballer, born 10 April 1975), full name Washington Luiz Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian football striker
• Washington (footballer, born August 1978), full name Washington Luiz Mascarenhas Silva, Brazilian football forward
• Washington (footballer, born November 1978), full name Washington Luigi Garcia, Brazilian football forward
• Washington (footballer, born 1985), full name Washington Roberto Mariano da Silva, Brazilian football striker
• Washington (footballer, born May 1986), full name Washington de Mesquista Ferreira, Brazilian football striker
• Washington (footballer, born November 1986), full name Cezar Washington Alves Portela, Brazilian football midfielder
• Washington (footballer, born 1989), full name Washinton Santana da Silva, Brazilian football midfielder

Sports[]

In the Washington D.C. metropolitan area[]

• Washington Capitals, professional ice hockey team of the National Hockey League
• Washington Nationals, professional baseball team of Major League Baseball
• Washington Mystics, professional basketball team of the Women's National Basketball Association
• Washington Commanders, formerly Washington Redskins, professional American football team of the National Football League
• Washington Wizards, professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association

In Washington (state)[]

• Washington Huskies, athletic teams of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA
• Washington State Cougars, athletic teams of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, USA

Elsewhere[]

• Washington F.C., a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England
• Washington University Bears, athletic teams of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Transportation[]

Ships[]

• SS Washington (1930), an ocean liner
• SS Washington (1941), a cargo ship
• USS Washington, several U.S. Navy ships
• Washington (steamboat 1851)

Other[]

• Washington station (disambiguation)

Other uses[]

• Washington (tree), a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US
• Washington Consensus, an economic policy
• Boeing Washington, British designation for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress

See also[]

• George Washington (disambiguation)
• Washingtonian (disambiguation)
• List of places named for George Washington
• All pages with titles beginning with Washington
• All pages with titles containing Washington

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