Washington

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:

    “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)

    “Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”
    —George Washington (1732–1799)

    “I don’t know a great deal about life in Washington for women—I spent a summer there once working in the White House, and my main memories of the experience have to do with a very bad permanent wave I have always been convinced kept me from having a meaningful relationship with President Kennedy ...”
    —Nora Ephron (b. 1941)