The word Washtenaw is a variant of the Ojibwe word: "Wash-ten-ong," the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) name for the Grand River (Michigan), Grand River in Michigan.
The name "Washtenaw" was originally applied to the first county west of Detroit, and has since been applied to:
*Washtenaw County, Michigan
*Washtenaw Avenue, a road in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Harper Woods, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois
*Washtenaw Community College, a community college in Ann Arbor, Michigan
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