d]c] (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *D.C.*:
NOUN	location	D.C., District of Columbia, DC	the district occupied entirely / entirely by the city of Washington

English > *D.C.*: 1 sense > noun 1, location
Meaning	The district occupied entirely / entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded / ceded by Maryland and Virginia.
Synonyms	District of Columbia, DC
Instance of	federal district	A district set apart as the seat of government of a federation
Part of	United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean
Parts	Washington, Washington D.C., American capital, capital of the United States	The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca
Spanish	District of Columbia, Distrito de Columbia
Catalan	Districte de Colúmbia

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