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Waterloo may refer to:
- Battle of Waterloo, a battle fought in 1815 near Waterloo, Belgium, in which Napoleon met his final defeat
- Waterloo in popular culture, the notion of ultimate or final defeat
Places
With the exception of Waterloo, Belgium, which is the eponym of the famed Battle of Waterloo, all of the following are named in honor of the battle:
Antarctica
- King George Island or Waterloo, one of the South Shetland Islands
Australia
Belgium
- Waterloo, Belgium, location after which the famous Battle of Waterloo was named
Canada
- Waterloo, Nova Scotia
- Regional Municipality of Waterloo, a region in Ontario
- Waterloo, Quebec
Hong Kong
New Zealand
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom
- Waterloo Memorial, another name for Wellington's Column in London
- Waterloo Bridge, London
- Waterloo, Caerphilly
- Waterloo, Dorset
- Waterloo, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- Waterloo, London, a district of London
- Waterloo, North Lanarkshire, a suburb of Wishaw
- Waterloo, Perth and Kinross
- Waterloo Road, London
- Waterloo, Merseyside
- Waterloo Monument, a 150 foot memorial to the battle in the Scottish Borders
- Waterlooville, Hampshire
United States
- Waterloo, Alabama
- Waterloo, California
- Waterloo, Illinois
- Waterloo Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Waterloo, Indiana, in DeKalb County
- Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana
- Waterloo, Johnson County, Indiana
- Waterloo, Iowa
- Waterloo, Kansas
- Waterloo, Louisiana
- Waterloo (Princess Anne, Maryland), a 1750 historic home in Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland
- Waterloo State Recreation Area, a state park in Michigan
- Waterloo, Clark County, Missouri, an unincorporated community
- Waterloo, Lafayette County, Missouri, an unincorporated community
- Waterloo, Montana
- Waterloo, Nebraska
- Waterloo, New Hampshire
- Waterloo Historic District (Warner, New Hampshire)
- Waterloo, Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Waterloo Village, New Jersey
- Waterloo, Luna County, New Mexico, a ghost town
- Waterloo (town), New York
- Waterloo (Albertson, North Carolina), listed on the NRHP in North Carolina
- Waterloo, Ohio
- Waterloo, Oregon
- Waterloo, South Carolina
- Waterloo, Texas (former name for Austin, Texas)
- Waterloo, Clarke County, Virginia
- Waterloo, Fauquier County, Virginia
- Waterloo, New Kent County, Virginia
- Waterloo, West Virginia
- Waterloo, Grant County, Wisconsin, a town
- Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, a town
- Waterloo, Wisconsin, a city within the town of Waterloo in Jefferson County
- Waterloo Downtown Historic District, listed #46 on the NRHP in Wisconsin
Art, entertainment, and media
Film
- The Battle of Waterloo (1913 film), a film made by British and Colonial Films and described as "the first British epic film"
- Waterloo (1929 film), a German film directed by Karl Grune
- Waterloo (1970 film), a film on the battle starring Christopher Plummer and Rod Steiger
Games
- Waterloo (game), a 1962 Avalon Hill board wargame of the battle
- Waterloo (video game), a 1989 strategic computer game by PSS
Music
- Waterloo & Robinson, an Austrian band
Labels and companies
- Waterloo Music Company, a Canadian music publishing and musical instrument retailing firm
- Waterloo Records, an independent music store in Austin, Texas
Albums
- Waterloo (album), a 1974 album by ABBA
Songs
Television
- "Waterloo", Mad Men season 7, episode 7
- Waterloo Station (TV series), an Australian television series
- Waterloo Road (TV series), UK soap opera set in a fictional eponymous school
Companies and brands
- Waterloo (cheese), a British cheese
- Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
- Waterloo Hydrogeologic, a groundwater software, training and consulting company
Transport
- Waterloo station (disambiguation)
- Waterloo (ship), a British convict ship
- HMS Waterloo, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy, and one planned one
Other uses
- Waterloo (horse), a British thoroughbred racehorse foaled in 1969
- Waterloo R.F.C., a rugby union club based in Blundellsands, Merseyside, England
- University of Waterloo, a university in Waterloo, Ontario
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