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Washington, D.C.

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See also:Washington D.C.;Washington D. C.;andWashington, D. C.

English

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A map of the United States highlighting Washington, D. C. — A map of the United States withWashington, D.C. in red

Etymology

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Named forGeorge 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 inD.C., alongside Georgetown and Alexandria. (In 1871, Congress repealed the charters of Georgetown and Washington and created a unitary territorial government for the wholeDistrict of Columbia.)

Pronunciation

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(US)IPA^(key): /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən ˈdiː ˌsiː/
- Audio(Mid-Atlantic US): (file)

Proper noun

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Washington,D.C.

Thecapital city of theUnited States, formally known as theDistrict of Columbia. Abbreviated asD.C. orDC.
- 2015,Paul Beatty,The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 4:
  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).

Alternative forms

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Washington;Washington DC;Washington D.C.;Washington D. C.;Washington, DC;Washington, D. C.

Translations

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federal capital of the United States of America

Abkhaz:Ўашингтон
Afrikaans:Washington, D.C.
Akan:Wɔhyeten
Albanian:Uashington D.C.
Amharic:ዋሺንግተን ዲሲ(wašingətän disi)
Antillean Creole:Wachinntonn
Arabic:وَاشِنْطُن الْعَاصِمَة m(wāšinṭun al-ʕāṣima),وَاشِنْطُن f(wāšinṭun)
Armenian:Վաշինգտոն ԿՇ(Vašington KŠ)
Assamese:ৱাছিংটন ডি.চি.(wasiṅton di.si.),ৱাছিংটন(wasiṅton)
Asturian:Washington (ast)
Aymara:Washington, DC
Azerbaijani:Vaşinqton (az)
Bashkir:Вашингтон(Vaşington)
Basque:Washington (eu)
Belarusian:Вашынгто́н m(Vašynhtón)
Bengali:ওয়াশিংটন, ডি.সি.(ōẇaśiṅṭon, ḍi.śi.),ওয়াশিংটন (bn)(ōẇaśiṅṭon)
Breton:Washington D.C.
Bulgarian:Вашингтон m(Vašington)
Burmese:ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီ(wahrangtandici)
Catalan:Washington DC
Chechen:Вашингтон(Vašington)
Cherokee:ᏩᏏᏓᏂ, D.C.(wasidani, D.C.)
Cheyenne:Vášêtaëno
Chinese:
Cantonese:華盛頓 /华盛顿(waa⁴ sing⁶ deon⁶),華府 /华府(waa⁴ fu²)
Hokkien:華府 /华府(Hôa-hú)
Mandarin:華盛頓特區 /华盛顿特区 (zh)(Huáshèngdùn tèqū),華府 /华府 (zh)(Huáfǔ)
Czech:Washington, D.C. m
Danish:Washington,Washington D.C.
Dutch:Washington D.C.
Esperanto:Vaŝingtono (eo)
Estonian:Washington (et)
Farefare:Wasɩŋtɔn DC
Finnish:Washington (fi)
French:Washington (fr) m,Washington, district de Columbia (fr) m
Galician:Washington, D.C.
Georgian:ვაშინგტონი (ka)(vašingṭoni)
German:Washington, D.C. (de) n,Washington (de) n
Greek:Ουάσινγκτον (el)(Ouásingkton)
Guaraní:Washington D. C.
Gujarati:વોશિંગ્ટન, ડી.સી.(vośiṅgṭana, ḍī.sī.)
Haitian Creole:Wachintòn
Hawaiian:Wakinekona, D.C.
Hebrew:וושינגטון די. סי. m(wáshington di si)
Hindi:वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰(vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī. sī.),वॉशिंगटन(vŏśiṅgṭan)
Hungarian:Washington (hu)
Icelandic:Washington n
Ido:Washington DC
Indonesian:Washington, D.C.
Ingrian:Vašington
Irish:Washington, D.C.
Italian:Washington (it) m
Japanese:ワシントンDC (ja)(Washinton-dīshī),ワシントンD.C. (ja)(Washinton-dī shī),華盛頓 (ja)(Washinton)(obsolete),華府 (ja)(Kafu)(obsolete)
Kalmyk:Вашингтон(Vaşington)
Kannada:ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್, ಡಿ.ಸಿ.(vāṣiṅgṭan, ḍi.si.)
Kazakh:Уашиңтон(Uaşiñton)
Khmer:វ៉ាស៊ីនតោនឌីស៊ី(vaasiintaondiisii)
Korean:워싱턴 D.C.(wosingteon D.C.)
Kyrgyz:Вашингтон (ky)(Vaşington)
Lakota:Tȟuŋkášila Othí(literally“Grandfather's [the President's] home”)
Lao:ວໍຊິງຕັນ ດີ.ຊີ.(wǭ sing tan dī sī),ວໍຊິງຕັນ, ດີຊີ(wǭ sing tan dī sī)
Latin:Vasingtonia f,Vasintonia f
Latvian:Vašingtona f
Lithuanian:Vašingtonas m
Macedonian:Вашингтон m(Vašington)
Malay:Washington, D.C.
Malayalam:വാഷിങ്ടൺ, ഡി.സി.(vāṣiṅṭaṇ, ḍi.si.)
Maltese:Washington, DC
Marathi:वॉशिंग्टन, डी.सी.(vŏśiṅgṭan, ḍī.sī.)
Mohawk:Ranatakariáhsne
Mongolian:Вашингтон хот (mn)(Vašington xot),Вашингтон(Vašington)
Nepali:वासिङ्टन, डी.सी.(vāsiṅṭan, ḍī.sī.)
Norwegian:
Bokmål:Washington D.C.
Nynorsk:Washington, D.C. n
Ossetian:Вашингтон(Vašington)
Pashto:واشنگټن ډي سي(vâšengton di si)
Persian:واشینگتن دی.سی.(vâšengton di.si.)
Polish:Waszyngton (pl) m
Portuguese:Washington D.C. f
Punjabi:ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ, ਡੀ.ਸੀ.(vāśiṅgṭana, ḍī.sī.)
Quechua:Washington DC
Romanian:Washington, D.C. (ro),Washington (ro)
Russian:Вашингто́н,о́круг Колу́мбия m(Vašingtón, ókrug Kolúmbija),Вашингто́н (ru) m(Vašingtón)
Samoan:Uasigitone D.C.
Scots:Washington, D.C.
Scottish Gaelic:Washington, D.C.
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic:Вашингтон m
Roman:Vašington m
Slovak:Washington D.C. m
Slovene:Washington, D.C. m
Somali:Washington D.C
Spanish:Washington D. C. (es)
Swahili:Washington, D.C.
Swedish:Washington (sv) n,Washington, D.C. (sv) n
Sylheti:ꠃꠣꠡꠤꠋꠐꠘ ꠒꠤ.ꠍꠤ.(uaśington di.si)
Tagalog:Washington, D.C.
Tahitian:Washington
Tajik:Вашингтон(Vašington)
Tamil:வாசிங்டன், டி. சி.(vāciṅṭaṉ, ṭi. ci.)
Tatar:Вашингто́н(Waşingtón)
Telugu:వాషింగ్టన్, డి.సి.(vāṣiṅgṭan, ḍi.si.)
Thai:วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี.(waaw-ching-dtan di. si.)
Turkish:Washington, D.C. (tr),Vaşington, D.C.
Turkmen:Waşington
Udmurt:Вашингтон(Vašington)
Ukrainian:Вашингтон m(Vašynhton)
Urdu:واشنگٹن ڈی سی(vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī sī)
Uzbek:Vashington
Vietnamese:Washington, D.C.,Hoa Thịnh Đốn (vi)(dated),Oa-sinh-tơn, D.C.
Welsh:Washington, D.C.
West Frisian:Washington, D.C.,Washington D.C. n
Yakut:Уашиҥтон(Uašiŋton)
Yiddish:וואַשינגטאָן די סי(vashington di si)

Divisions of theUnited States of America in English(layout ·text)
States:Alabama · Alaska · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Louisiana · Maine · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · Nevada · New Hampshire · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · North Dakota · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Vermont · Virginia · Washington · West Virginia · Wisconsin · Wyoming
Federal district:Washington, D.C.
Territories:American Samoa · Guam · Northern Mariana Islands · Puerto Rico · United States minor outlying islands · United States Virgin Islands