Waterloo most commonly refers to:
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army (1804–1815), Frenc ...
, 1815 battle where Napoleon's French army was defeated by Anglo-allied and Prussian forces
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Waterloo, Belgium
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Australia
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Waterloo, New South Wales
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Waterloo, Queensland
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Waterloo, South Australia
*Waterloo Bay, now
Elliston, South Australia
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Waterloo, Victoria
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Waterloo, Western Australia
Canada
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Waterloo, Nova Scotia
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Regional Municipality of Waterloo, a region in Ontario
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Waterloo, Ontario, a city
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Waterloo (federal electoral district)
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Waterloo (provincial electoral district)
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Waterloo County, Ontario (1853–1973)
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Waterloo, Quebec
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Waterloo Village, a neighbourhood in
Saint John, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
England
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Waterloo, Dorset
Waterloo is a suburb of Poole, Dorset, England.
Once a small village near Broadstone, Waterloo is now a large housing estate
A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex, housing development, subdivision (land), subdivision or commu ...
, England, a suburb of Poole
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Waterloo, Huddersfield, England, a suburb
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Waterloo, London, England, area around Waterloo Station
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Waterloo Place, London, a street in the St James's area
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Waterloo, Merseyside
Waterloo is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, in Merseyside, England. Together with Seaforth, the two settlements make up the borough's Church ward. The area is bordered by Crosby to the north, Seaforth to the south, the Rimrose ...
, England
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Waterloo (UK Parliament constituency)
Waterloo was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency centred on the district of Waterloo, Merseyside, Waterloo north of Liverpool in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) ...
*Waterloo,
Whixall, Shropshire, England
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Waterlooville, known earlier as Waterloo, Hampshire, England, a town
Scotland
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Waterloo, North Lanarkshire
Waterloo is a small suburb in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
It is located on the A71 road, A71 Edinburgh-Irvine, North Ayrshire, Irvine road. Originally a village in its own right, it is now considered to be a suburb of Wishaw.
It does no ...
, Scotland
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Waterloo, Perth and Kinross
Waterloo is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland approximately north of Bankfoot on the old A9.
Etymology
Local opinion is divided on the origin of the name. Most agree that the hamlet was named after the Battle of Waterloo. How ...
, Scotland
Northern Ireland
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Waterloo Bay
Waterloo Bay is an area of foreshore in Larne on the east coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is of particular interest to geologists because it provides a clear, complete and accessible example of the sequences from Upper Triassic ...
, Northern Ireland
Wales
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Waterloo, Caerphilly
Waterloo () is a small hamlet to the east of Caerphilly, Wales, in the community of Rudry.
History and amenities
Whilst there is only a selection of houses, there was at one time a large tin plate works which, amongst other items, made equip ...
, Wales
United States
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Waterloo, Alabama
Waterloo is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals metropolitan area, known as "The Shoals". As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 203, down from 208 in 2000. The town and ...
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Waterloo, California
Waterloo is a census-designated place in San Joaquin County, California. Waterloo sits at an elevation of . The 2020 United States census reported Waterloo's population was 534.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP cov ...
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Waterloo, Georgia
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Waterloo, Illinois
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Waterloo Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
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Waterloo, Indiana, in DeKalb County
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Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana
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Waterloo, Johnson County, Indiana
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Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo is a city in and the county seat of Black Hawk County, Iowa, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 67,314, making it the List of cities in Iowa, eighth-most populous city in the st ...
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Waterloo, Kansas
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Waterloo, Louisiana
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Waterloo, Maryland
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Waterloo (Princess Anne, Maryland), a historic home
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Waterloo State Recreation Area, in Michigan
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Waterloo, Clark County, Missouri, an unincorporated community
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Waterloo, Lafayette County, Missouri, an unincorporated community
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Waterloo, Montana
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Waterloo, Nebraska
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Waterloo Historic District (Warner, New Hampshire)
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Waterloo, Monmouth County, New Jersey
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Waterloo Village, New Jersey
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Waterloo, New York, a town
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Waterloo (village), New York
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Waterloo (Albertson, North Carolina), a historic plantation house
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Waterloo, Ohio
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Waterloo, Oregon
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Waterloo, South Carolina
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Waterloo, Texas (former name for Austin, Texas)
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Waterloo, Clarke County, Virginia
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Waterloo, Culpeper County, Virginia
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Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia
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Waterloo, New Kent County, Virginia
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Waterloo, West Virginia
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Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, a town
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Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, a town
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Waterloo, Wisconsin, a city within the town
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Waterloo Downtown Historic District (Waterloo, Wisconsin)
Elsewhere
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King George Island (South Shetland Islands)
King George Island (Argentinian Spanish: Isla 25 de Mayo, Chilean Spanish: Isla Rey Jorge, Russian: Ватерло́о Vaterloo) is the largest of the South Shetland Islands, lying off the coast of Antarctica in the Southern Ocean. The island ...
, Antarctica, known in Russian as Ватерло́о ('Vaterloo')
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Waterloo Road, Hong Kong
Waterloo Road (Chinese: 窩打老道) is one of the principal north-south thoroughfares of Kowloon, Hong Kong. It stretches from Yau Ma Tei to Kowloon Tong.
Location
The road starts in the west at the intersection with Lai Cheung Road and ...
, a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Waterloo, New Zealand
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Waterloo, Sierra Leone
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Waterloo, Suriname
Arts, entertainment and media
Film and television
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''Waterloo'' (1929 film), a German silent film
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''Waterloo'' (1970 film), an epic period war drama
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"Waterloo" (''Mad Men''), an episode of ''Mad Men''
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''Waterloo Road'', a
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...
drama series
Music
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Waterloo & Robinson, an Austrian band
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Waterloo Music Company, a Canadian music publishing and musical instrument retailing firm
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Waterloo Records, an independent music store in Austin, Texas
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''Waterloo'' (album), by ABBA, 1974
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"Waterloo" (song), Eurovision winner in 1974
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"Waterloo" (Stonewall Jackson song), 1959
*"Waterloo", a song by IcedEarth from the 2004 album ''
The Glorious Burden''
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Waterloo Sunset”, 1967 song by
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray Davies, Ray and Dave Davies, and Pete Quaife. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British ...
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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''Waterloo'' (video game), a 1989 strategic computer game
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''Waterloo'' (board game), a Napoleonic board wargame
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Waterloo (blog post), a 2010 online commentary by David Frum about the Affordable Care Act
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Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles'', a 2014 history book by Bernard Cornwell
Transportation
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Waterloo Airport (disambiguation)
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Waterloo station (disambiguation)
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Waterloo (ship), the name of several ships
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HMS ''Waterloo'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy
Other uses
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Waterloo Chamber, Windsor Castle
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Waterloo (horse) (foaled 1969), a British thoroughbred racehorse
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Waterloo cheese, a British cheese
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Waterloo Cup, an English coursing event 1836–2005
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Waterloo F.C., an English rugby union team
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Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company, a former American tractor maker
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Waterloo Hydrogeologic, a former software and consulting company
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University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...
, in Ontario, Canada
Waterloo Town Hall
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Waterloo Town Hall, Merseyside, England
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Waterloo Town Hall, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
See also
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Battle of Waterloo (disambiguation) The Battle of Waterloo was a decisive European battle of 1815.
Battle of Waterloo may also refer to:
*Battle of Waterloo (song), "Battle of Waterloo" (song), a song for piano written by G. Anderson in the 1860s
*The Battle of Waterloo (film), ''Th ...
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Waterloo Bridge (disambiguation)
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Waterloo Creek (disambiguation)
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Waterloo High School (disambiguation)
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Waterloo Historic District (disambiguation)
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Waterloo Memorial (disambiguation)
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Waterloo Road (disambiguation)
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Waterloo Square (disambiguation)
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Waterloo Sunset", a 1967 song by The Kinks
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