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:
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Famous quotes containing the word washington:
“The Washington press corps thinks that Julie Nixon Eisenhower is the only member of the Nixon Administration who has any credibility—and, as one journalist put it, this is not to say that anyone believes what she is saying but simply that people believe she believes what she is saying ... it is almost as if she is the only woman in America over the age of twenty who still thinks her father is exactly what she thought he was when she was six.”
—Nora Ephron (b. 1941)
“When you wish upon a star your dreams come true.”
—Ned Washington (190l–1976)
“You men have proved that PT boats have some value in this war. Washington wants you back in the States to build them up. Those are my orders.”
—Frank W. Wead (1895?–1947)