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Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest, which was named for George Washington, the first President of the United States

Washington may also refer to:

Contents 1 Geographic places 1.1 United States 1.1.1 Cities 1.1.2 Neighborhoods and city streets 1.1.3 Lakes 1.1.4 Islands 1.2 Outside the United States 2 Education 2.1 Higher education 2.1.1 United States 2.2 Secondary education 2.2.1 United States 3 People 4 Creative works 5 Sports teams 6 Military 7 Ships 8 Bridges 9 Transit 10 See also

[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 (disambiguation), 31 counties of this name
• Washington Township (disambiguation), numerous townships of this name
• Mount Washington (disambiguation), 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, Kentucky Washington, Louisiana Washington, Maine Washington, Massachusetts Washington Township, Macomb County, 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) Washington Boro, Pennsylvania Washington Court House, Ohio Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania Washington Grove, Maryland Washington Mills, New York Washington Park, Illinois 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 Boulevard (disambiguation)
• Washington Street (disambiguation)
• Washington Heights, Chicago, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois
• Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City
• Washington Heights, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[edit] Lakes

• Lake Washington in Washington state
• Lake Washington in Washington County, Mississippi

[edit] Islands

• Washington Island (disambiguation)
• Washington Island (Michigan) in Keweenaw County
• 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, Tyne and Wear in England, the original "Washington".
• Washington, Guyana
• Washington, Ontario, Canada
• Washington, West Sussex in England
• Washington Island (Kiribati), now known as Teraina
• 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
• An 18th century name for Ua Huka, later extended as the "Washington Islands" to include all of the northern Marquesas Islands

[edit] Education

[edit] Higher education

[edit] 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 Educational Outreach, 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 (California), formerly in Irvington, California
• Washington College (Pennsylvania), merged with Jefferson College (Pennsylvania) in 1865 to form Washington & Jefferson College
• 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 Female Seminary, in Washington, Pennsylvania
• 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

[edit] Secondary education

[edit] United States

• Washington High School (disambiguation)
• Washington County High School (disambiguation)
• Booker T. Washington High School (disambiguation)
• George Washington High School (disambiguation)
• Lake Washington High School

[edit] People

• George Washington, first President of the United States
• Denzel Washington, an actor

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 (disambiguation), 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 RAF service

[edit] Ships

• SS Washington, ocean liner

[edit] Bridges

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

[edit] Transit

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

[edit] See also

• WA (disambiguation)
• Washingtonian (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "Washington"
• All pages with titles containing "Washington"

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