District of Columbia

English

Proper noun

District of Columbia

The federal capital of the United States of America. The City of Washington used to be a municipality within the District of Columbia until 1871, when two entities were merged. For this reason, the district is also generally known as Washington, D.C.

Synonyms

DC, D.C., D. C. (abbreviation)

Translations

federal capital of the United States of America

Arabic: مُقَاطَعَة كُولُومْبِيَا‎ f (muqāṭaʿat kulumbiyā)
Catalan: Districte de Colúmbia m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 哥倫比亞特區, 哥伦比亚特区 (go¹ leon⁴ bei² aa³ dak⁶ keoi¹)

Mandarin: 哥倫比亞特區 (zh), 哥伦比亚特区 (zh) (Gēlúnbǐyǎ tèqū)

French: District de Columbia m
Japanese: コロンビア特別区 (Koronbia tokubetsuku)
Navajo: Kináhálgaií
Russian: О́круг Колу́мбия m (Ókrug Kolúmbija)

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