Etymology

beltway

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Today it means: Of or relating to the culture of Washington, D.C., sometimes with a suggestion of its elitism or insularity; politicized. Full definition →

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beltway · noun1

From belt + way.

Beltway · proper noun, adjective2

Extended from beltway (“freeway encircling a city”); compare also highway.

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