Washington

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Look up Washington in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Washington commonly refers to:

• George Washington (1732–1799), military general and first President of the United States of America
• Washington (state), a state on the Pacific coast of the United States of America
• Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States of America
  • The Washington Metropolitan Area
  • A metonym for the Federal government of the United States

Washington may also refer to:

Contents

• 1 Geography
  • 1.1 United States
    • 1.1.1 Cities and communities
    • 1.1.2 Streets
    • 1.1.3 Other features
  • 1.2 Outside the United States
• 2 Education
  • 2.1 Higher education
  • 2.2 Secondary education
• 3 People
• 4 CTA stations
• 5 Amtrak stations
• 6 Other uses
• 7 See also

Geography

United States

Cities and communities

• 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
• Washington, Mississippi
• Washington, Missouri
• Washington, Nebraska
• Washington, New Hampshire
• Washington, New Jersey
• Washington, New York
• Washington, North Carolina
• Washington, Oklahoma

• Washington, Pennsylvania
• Washington, Utah
• Washington, Vermont
• Washington, Virginia
• Washington, West Virginia
• Washington, Wisconsin (disambiguation)
• Mount Washington (disambiguation)
• New Washington (disambiguation)
• Washington Boro, Pennsylvania
• Washington County (disambiguation)
• Washington Court House, Ohio
• Old Washington, Ohio
• Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
• Washington Grove, Maryland
• Washington Heights (disambiguation)
• Washington Mills, New York
• Washington Park (disambiguation)
• Washington Terrace, Utah
• Washington Township (disambiguation)
• Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
• Washingtonville (disambiguation)

Streets

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

Other features

• Lake Washington (disambiguation)
• Mount Washington (disambiguation)
• Washington Bridge (disambiguation)
• Washington Island (disambiguation)
• Washington Park (disambiguation)

Outside the United States

• Washington, Ontario, Canada
• Washington, Tyne and Wear, England
• Washington, West Sussex, England
• New Washington, Aklan, Philippines
• Washington Island (Kiribati)
• Washington Island (French Polynesia)
• Washington, Guyana, a community in Mahaica-Berbice
• Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar, Philippines
• Washington, a barangay in Escalante City, Philippines
• Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate, Philippines
• Washington, a barangay in Surigao City, Philippines

Education

Higher education

• University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  • Washington Huskies, this school's athletic program
• Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland
• Washington College (California), formerly in Irvington
• Washington College (Pennsylvania)
• 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 State University, Pullman, Washington
• Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
  • Washington University Bears, this school's athletic program
• George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Secondary education

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

People

• Washington (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname Washington

CTA stations

• Washington/State (CTA station) indefinitely closed station in the Red Line subway
• Washington/Dearborn (CTA station) in the Blue Line subway
• Washington/Wells (CTA station) on the Loop elevated serving the Orange Line, the Purple Line, the Brown Line, and the Pink Line

Amtrak stations

• Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
• Washington, Missouri (Amtrak station)

Other uses

• The Australian band fronted by Megan Washington
• Boeing Washington, British designation for US Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber
• SS Washington, an ocean liner
• USS Washington, the name of several U.S. Navy ships
• Washington, D.C. (novel), by Gore Vidal
• Washington F.C., football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England
• Washington Presbytery

See also

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

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Proper noun

Singular Washington Plural - Washington

1. George Washington, the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and first President of the United States of America, from 1789 to 1797.
2. Washington, D.C., the federal capital of the United States since 1800.
3. (by synecdoche) The government or administrative authority of the United States.

   "Washington’s conclusion that Israel likely misused U.S.-made cluster munitions by firing them at civilian areas in Lebanon has brought new pressure on Israel to review its wartime practices." — Cluster-bomb report weighs on Israel, Yahoo News, January 30, 2007.

4. A state of the United States of America. Capital: Olympia.
5. A town in the county of Tyne and Wear in the Northeast of England.
6. A surname.
7. A male given name popular during the first century of American independence, also in the form George Washington.

Quotations

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