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George Washington George Washington (, 1799) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot (American Revoluti ...
(1732–1799), the first president of the United States *
Washington (state) Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from Washington, D.C., the national capital, both n ...
, a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the
federal government of the United States The Federal Government of the United States of America (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the Federation#Federal governments, national government of the United States. The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct ...
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Washington metropolitan area The Washington metropolitan area, also referred to as the National Capital Region, Greater Washington, or locally as the DMV (short for Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia), is the metropolitan area comprising Washing ...
, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. Washington may also refer to:


Places


England

* Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington *
Washington, Tyne and Wear Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland, Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it is the ancestral settlement of the local Washington family, from which the first President of the United Stat ...
, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough * 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

* Fort Washington (disambiguation) * Lake Washington (disambiguation) *
Mount Washington (disambiguation) Mount Washington is a mountain in New Hampshire. Mount Washington or Mt. Washington may also refer to: Places Landforms * List of peaks named Mount Washington * Mount Washington, Pittsburgh (mountain) Communities in the United States ''Listed a ...
* Port Washington (disambiguation) * Washington Avenue (disambiguation) * Washington Bridge (disambiguation) *
Washington Boulevard (disambiguation) Washington Boulevard may refer to: * Washington Boulevard (Los Angeles), California * Washington Boulevard (Baltimore), Maryland * Washington Boulevard Historic District, Detroit, Michigan * Washington Boulevard (Arlington), Virginia See also ...
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Washington County (disambiguation) Washington County is the name of 30 counties and one parish in the United States of America, all named after George Washington, revolutionary war general and first President of the United States. It is the most common county name in the United Sta ...
* Washington district (disambiguation) *
Washington Island (disambiguation) The name Washington Island refers to: * Washington Island (Wisconsin), the largest of the islands that make up the Town of Washington in Door County, Wisconsin * Washington Island (Michigan) in Keweenaw County, Michigan * Washington Island (Minneso ...
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Washington Park (disambiguation) Washington Park may refer to the following, all in the United States: Communities * Washington Park, Arizona * Washington Park, Florida * Washington Park, Illinois * Washington Park, New Jersey * Washington Park, North Carolina * Washington ...
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Washington Square (disambiguation) Washington Square may refer to: Places * Washington Square (Bangkok), Thailand * Washington Square, Pasadena, California, a neighborhood of Pasadena, CA * Washington Square (Brookline), Massachusetts ** Washington Square (MBTA station), Brookli ...
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Washington Street (disambiguation) Washington Street may refer to: United States * Washington Street (Alexandria), Virginia * Washington Street, in Atlanta, Georgia, a fashionable residential boulevard around 1890-1910; see Washington–Rawson * Washington Street, in Augusta, Geor ...
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Washington Township (disambiguation) Washington Township may refer to: * Washington Township, Arkansas (disambiguation) * Washington Township, Alameda County, California, a former township * Washington Township, Illinois (disambiguation) * Washington Township, Indiana (disambiguat ...
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Washington Valley (disambiguation) Washington Valley may refer to: Places United States * Washington Valley, New Jersey, an unincorporated community in Morris County, New Jersey ** Washington Valley Historic District, in Washington Valley, New Jersey ** Washington Valley Schoolho ...
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Washington, Wisconsin (disambiguation) Washington, Wisconsin may refer to: * Washington County, Wisconsin * Washington Island, Door County, Wisconsin, a town ** Washington (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community in Door County * Washington, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, ...


Cities and communities

* Washington, Alabama *
Washington, Arkansas Washington is a city in Ozan Township, Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 180 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 148 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. It is part of the Hope, Arkansas, Hope Hope ...
* Washington, California, in Nevada County * Washington Colony, California, settlement located near what is now Easton, California. * Washington, Yolo County, California * Washington, Connecticut * Washington, Georgia * Washington, Illinois * Washington, Indiana * Washington, Iowa * Washington, Kansas *
Washington, Kentucky Washington is a neighborhood of the city of Maysville, Kentucky, Maysville located near the Ohio River in Mason County, Kentucky, Mason County in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is one of the earliest settlements in Kentucky and also one of the ea ...
* 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 is a borough in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,299, an increase of 838 (+13.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,461, which in turn reflected a d ...
* Washington, New York * Washington, North Carolina * Washington Court House, Ohio * Washington, Oklahoma * Washington, Pennsylvania * Washington, Rhode Island *
Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas Washington-on-the-Brazos is an unincorporated community along the Brazos River in Washington County, Texas, United States. The town is best known for being the site of the Convention of 1836 and the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independ ...
* Washington, Utah * Washington, Vermont * Washington, Virginia *
Washington, West Virginia Washington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, Wood County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg, West Virginia, Parkersburg-Marietta, Ohio, Marietta-Vienna, West ...


Elsewhere

* Washington Escarpment, Antarctica * Washington, Ontario, Canada * George Washington, Cuba (also known as Washington) * Washington Island (French Polynesia) * Washington, Guyana, a community in Mahaica-Berbice, Guyana * Washington Island (Kiribati)


Education


Higher education


In the United States

* Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington * Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington *
George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...
, Washington, D.C. * Harold Washington College, Chicago, Illinois * Trinity Washington University, Washington, D.C. * University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia *
University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...
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Washington Adventist University Washington Adventist University is a Private university, private Seventh-day Adventist university in Takoma Park, Maryland. History Washington Adventist University was established in 1904 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church as Washington ...
, Tacoma Park, Maryland * Washington College, merged with Jefferson College in 1865 to form
Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. The college traces its origin to three Presbyterian m ...
* Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland * Washington College of Law, at American University, Washington, D.C. * Washington Female Seminary, Washington, Pennsylvania * Washington Medical College, a defunct institution formerly in Baltimore, Maryland * Washington State University, Pullman, Washington * Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri *
Western Washington University Western Washington University (WWU or Western) is a public university in Bellingham, Washington, United States. The northernmost university in the contiguous United States, WWU was founded in 1893 as the state-funded New Whatcom Normal School, s ...
, Bellingham, Washington


Outside of the United States

* Washington International University, unaccredited institution in the British Virgin Islands * Washington University of Barbados, named as part of an international medical school scam


Secondary education

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Booker T. Washington High School (disambiguation) Booker T. Washington High School refers to many schools in the United States named after the African-American education pioneer Booker T. Washington: Existing schools * Booker T. Washington Magnet High School (Montgomery, Alabama) * Booker T. Was ...
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George Washington High School (disambiguation) George Washington High School may refer to a number of high schools including: *George Washington Preparatory High School, Los Angeles, California *Washington High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa *George Washington High School (Sa ...
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Lake Washington High School Lake Washington High School (LWHS) is a four-year public high school in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. History and facilities Lake Washington opened as Kirkland High School (also called Union “A” High School) in 1922, the ...
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Washington Academy (disambiguation) Washington Academy may refer to: * Washington Academy (Maine), a preparatory high school in East Machias, Maine, United States * Washington Academy, Sunderland, a secondary school in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England See also * Washin ...
* Washington College Academy, Limestone, Tennessee * Washington College of Science and Industry, formerly in Irvington, California *
Washington County High School (disambiguation) Washington County High School may refer to any of the following United States educational institutions: * Washington County High School (Alabama) in Chatom, Alabama * Washington County High School (Georgia) in Sandersville, Georgia * Washington Coun ...
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Washington High School (disambiguation) Washington High School may refer to: *Washington High School (Arizona), in Phoenix, Arizona *Washington High School (Fremont, California) *Washington Union High School, in Fresno, California *Washington Preparatory High School, in Los Angeles, Cali ...
* Washington International School, Washington, D.C. * Washington School (disambiguation)


People

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


Ships

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


Sports


In the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area

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Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...
, professional ice hockey team of the National Hockey League *
Washington Commanders The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) East division ...
, formerly ''Washington Redskins'', professional American football team of the National Football League *
Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was ...
, professional basketball team of the Women's National Basketball Association *
Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. They play their home games at Na ...
, professional baseball team of Major League Baseball * Washington Wizards, professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association


In Washington (state)


Division I

* Eastern Washington Eagles, athletic teams of Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington * Washington Huskies, athletic teams of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington * Washington State Cougars, athletic teams of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington


Division II

* Central Washington Wildcats, athletic teams of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington * Western Washington Vikings, athletic teams of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington


Elsewhere

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Washington F.C. Washington Football Club is a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. The club was formed by miners at the local "F-Pit" Colliery in the early 20th century as Washington Colliery F.C. The club's distinctive red colours were a ...
, a football club based in Washington, Tyne and Wear, England * Washington University Bears, athletic teams of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, USA


Other uses

* Boeing Washington, British designation for the Boeing B-29 Superfortress *
The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington m ...
, American daily newspaper * Washington, D.C. (novel), a 1967 novel by Gore Vidal * Washington station (disambiguation) * Washington (tree), a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California, US


See also

* Washingtonian (disambiguation) * * * 2013 Washington, Illinois tornado {{disambiguation, geo, ship