English noun: District of Columbia | |||
1. | District of Columbia (location) the district occupied 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 by Maryland and Virginia | ||
Synonyms | D.C., DC | ||
Instance hypernym | federal district | ||
Part holonym | American capital, capital of the United States, Washington, Washington D.C. | ||
Part meronym | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||