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:

Contents
Origins
Geographic places
United States
Cities
Islands
Outside the United States
Colleges
People
Family name
Given name
Creative works
Military
Bridges
Transit
See also

Origins



Washington, Tyne and Wear in 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


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

Islands


★ The numerous Washington Islands

Washington Island (Wisconsin) in Lake Michigan
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 Gardens, Jamaica

Washington Luiz, Paraná in Brazil

★ Washington Island, an alternate name for Teraina, an atoll of Kiribati

Colleges



The 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

People


:It could be used either as last or first name

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


George Washington, a U.S. general and first president


George Washington (disambiguation), any of his many homonyms

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

Grover Washington, Jr.. a jazz saxophonist

Harold Washington, former mayor of Chicago

Ford "Buck" Lee Washington, jazz pianist

Isaiah Washington, actor

Joe Washington, a former American football player

John David Washington, son of Denzel Washington and professional American football player

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

Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington and the first person to serve as First Lady of the United States

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
Given name


George Washington Carver, a botanist

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

Creative works



''Washington, D.C.'' (novel), a novel by Gore Vidal

★ ''Wasington'' [''sic''], a Lars von Trier film

★ The ''Washington Post'' newspaper printed out of Washington D.C.

Washington Journal a Daily C-SPAN progam

Military



USS ''Washington'', ten ships of the United States Navy

★ Boeing Washington, the name for Boeing B-29 and B-50 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)

See also



WA (disambiguation)

Washington Avenue (Minneapolis)

Washington Avenue Loft District, St. Louis

Washington Boulevard

Washington Street

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