Washington, D.C.
/ˈwɑʃɪŋtən ˈdiː ˌsiː/
Washington, D.C. proper noun: the capital city of the United States, formally known as the District of Columbia. Abbreviated as D.C. or DC.
Proper noun
Washington, D.C.
- The capital city of the United States, formally known as the District of Columbia. Abbreviated as D.C. or DC.
- Washington, D.C., with its wide streets, confounding roundabouts, marble statues, Doric columns, and domes, is supposed to feel like ancient Rome (that is, if the streets of ancient Rome were lined with homeless black people, bomb-sniffing dogs, tour buses, and cherry blossoms).2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 4
- The United States government.
Washington, D.C. meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Washington, D.C. in Hindi
- federal capital of the United States of America
- वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰ vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī. sī., वॉशिंगटन vŏśiṅgṭan
Washington, D.C. in Tamil
- federal capital of the United States of America
- வாசிங்டன், டி. சி. vāciṅṭaṉ, ṭi. ci.
Washington, D.C. in Marathi
- federal capital of the United States of America
- वॉशिंग्टन, डी.सी. vŏśiṅgṭan, ḍī.sī.
Washington, D.C. in Urdu
- federal capital of the United States of America
- واشنگٹن ڈی سی vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī sī
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- Washington, D.C. in Bengali
- ওয়াশিংটন, ডি.সি. ōẇaśiṅṭon, ḍi.śi., ওয়াশিংটন ōẇaśiṅṭon
- Washington, D.C. in Telugu
- వాషింగ్టన్, డి.సి. vāṣiṅgṭan, ḍi.si.
- Washington, D.C. in Malayalam
- വാഷിങ്ടൺ, ഡി.സി. vāṣiṅṭaṇ, ḍi.si.
- Washington, D.C. in Kannada
- ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್, ಡಿ.ಸಿ. vāṣiṅgṭan, ḍi.si.
- Washington, D.C. in Punjabi
- ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ, ਡੀ.ਸੀ. vāśiṅgṭana, ḍī.sī.
- Washington, D.C. in Gujarati
- વોશિંગ્ટન, ડી.સી. vośiṅgṭana, ḍī.sī.
- Washington, D.C. in Assamese
- ৱাছিংটন ডি.চি. wasiṅton di.si., ৱাছিংটন wasiṅton
- Washington, D.C. in Nepali
- वासिङ्टन, डी.सी. vāsiṅṭan, ḍī.sī.
- Washington, D.C. in Pashto
- واشنگټن ډي سي vâšengton di si
- Washington, D.C. in Arabic
- وَاشِنْطُن الْعَاصِمَة wāšinṭun al-ʕāṣima, وَاشِنْطُن wāšinṭun, بواشنطن دي سي, واشنتن دي سي
- Washington, D.C. in Persian
- واشینگتن دی.سی. vâšengton di.si.
- Washington, D.C. in Thai
- วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี. waaw-ching-dtan di. si.
- Washington, D.C. in Vietnamese
- Hoa Thịnh Đốn
- Washington, D.C. in Myanmar
- ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီ wahrangtandici
Forms of Washington, D.C.
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Origin of Washington, D.C.
Named for George Washington. The name "Washington, D.C." (analogous in form to "Richmond, VA") reflects the fact that at the time of its founding, it was only one of three cities in D.C., alongside Georgetown and Alexandria. (In 1871, Congress repealed the charters of Georgetown and Washington and created a unitary territorial government for the whole District of Columbia.)
Questions about Washington, D.C.
- What does Washington, D.C. mean?
- Washington, D.C. means the capital city of the United States, formally known as the District of Columbia. Abbreviated as D.C. or DC.
- What is Washington, D.C. in Hindi?
- Washington, D.C. in Hindi is वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰ (vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī. sī.), वॉशिंगटन (vŏśiṅgṭan). See Washington, D.C. meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Washington, D.C.?
- Washington, D.C. is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Washington, D.C.?
- Washington, D.C. is pronounced /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən ˈdiː ˌsiː/ (US).
Words near Washington, D.C. in the dictionary
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