Meanings
alternative abbreviation DC · alternative abbreviation D.C. · alternative abbreviation D. C.
- error lua execThe federal capital region of the United States.
Entire states such as California, Illinois and New York are now sanctuaries, as well as major cities and counties such as Fairfax, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties and the District of Columbia in the capital region, according to the list.
2018 May 10, Stephen Dinan, “Half of all Americans now live in ‘sanctuaries’ protecting immigrants”, in The Washington Times, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2019Synonyms: District of Criminals
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe federal capital region of the United States.
Translations
Arabic مُقَاطَعَة كُولُومْبِيَا
- مُقَاطَعَة كُولُومْبِيَا (muqāṭaʕat kulumbiyā)federal capital of the United States of America
Catalan Districte de Colúmbia
- Districte de Colúmbiafederal capital of the United States of America
Chinese Cantonese 哥倫比亞特區 /哥伦比亚特区
- 哥倫比亞特區 /哥伦比亚特区 (go¹ leon⁴ bei² aa³ dak⁶ keoi¹)federal capital of the United States of America
Chinese Mandarin 哥倫比亞特區 /哥伦比亚特区
- 哥倫比亞特區 /哥伦比亚特区 (Gēlúnbǐyǎ tèqū)federal capital of the United States of America
Finnish Columbian liittopiiri, District of Columbia
- Columbian liittopiirifederal capital of the United States of America
- District of Columbiafederal capital of the United States of America
French District de Columbia, district de Columbia
- District de Columbiafederal capital of the United States of America
- district de Columbiafederal capital of the United States of America
Hindi कोलंबिया का ज़िला
- कोलंबिया का ज़िला (kolambiyā kā zilā)federal capital of the United States of America
Italian Distretto di Columbia
- Distretto di Columbiafederal capital of the United States of America
Japanese コロンビア特別区
- コロンビア特別区 (Koronbia tokubetsuku)federal capital of the United States of America
Latin Districtus Columbiae
- Districtus Columbiaefederal capital of the United States of America
Polish Dystrykt Kolumbii
- Dystrykt Kolumbiifederal capital of the United States of America
Portuguese Distrito de Colúmbia
- Distrito de Colúmbiafederal capital of the United States of America
Russian о́круг Колу́мбия
- о́круг Колу́мбия (ókrug Kolúmbija)federal capital of the United States of America
Spanish Distrito de Columbia
- Distrito de Columbiafederal capital of the United States of America
Thai เขตโคลัมเบีย
- เขตโคลัมเบียfederal capital of the United States of America
Ukrainian о́круг Колу́мбія
- о́круг Колу́мбія (ókruh Kolúmbija)federal capital of the United States of America
Vietnamese Đặc khu Columbia, Quận Columbia
- Đặc khu Columbiafederal capital of the United States of America
- Quận Columbiafederal capital of the United States of America
Cite this entry
District of Columbia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/District%20of%20Columbia
“District of Columbia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/District%20of%20Columbia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “District of Columbia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/District%20of%20Columbia.
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