Washington (disambiguation)

:"For uses of George Washington, see George Washington (disambiguation)."Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest.

Washington may also refer to:

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

Geographic places

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

Cities

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

Lakes

*Lake Washington in Washington state
*Lake Washington in Washington County, Mississippi

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

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

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

High schools

In various locations in the United States:
*Washington High School (disambiguation page)
*Washington County High School
*Booker T. Washington High School
*George Washington High School
*Lake Washington High School

People

*George Washington, first President of the United States

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

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.

ports 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 UniversityIn 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

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

Bridges

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

Transit

* Washington (CTA), several stations on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system:
** Washington/State (CTA)
** Washington/Dearborn (CTA)
** Washington/Wells (CTA)

ee also

*WA (disambiguation)
*Washington Boulevard (disambiguation)
*Washingtonian (disambiguation)
*Washington Street (disambiguation)
*Mount Washington (disambiguation)
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