Definitions for District of Columbia
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1. District of Columbia, D.C., DCnoun

   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

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1. District of Columbianoun

   The District of Columbia (U.S. federal district) is 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.

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1. district of columbia

   Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as Washington, the District, or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern border with Virginia, and it shares a land border with Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father, commanding general of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and the district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. Washington is the southern point of the Northeast megalopolis, a major cultural, political, and economic corridor along the northeastern coast of the United States running from Boston to Washington, D.C.. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia and including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria, was officially recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s; a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.The city is divided into quadrants centered on the Capitol. There are 131 neighborhoods. According to the 2020 census, D.C. has a population of 689,545, which makes it the 23rd most populous city in the U.S. as of 2020, the third most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and gives it a population larger than that of two U.S. states: Wyoming and Vermont. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Washington's metropolitan area, the country's sixth largest (including parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia), had a 2020 estimated population of 6.3 million residents; and over 54 million people live within 250 mi (400 km) of the District.The three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the district: Congress (legislative), the president (executive), and the Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profits, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the American Red Cross, and others. A locally elected mayor and a 13-member council have governed the district since 1973. Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. The District of Columbia does not have representation in Congress, although D.C. residents elect a single at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives who has no vote. District voters choose three presidential electors in accordance with the Twenty-third Amendment, ratified in 1961. The District of Columbia has been a member state of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) since 2015.

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1. district of columbia

   The District of Columbia, often referred to as Washington D.C., is the capital city of the United States. It is not part of any U.S. state but is administered by the federal government. The district contains many important national landmarks, monuments, and institutions including the White House, the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court, and numerous national museums. The District is also home to several major international organizations, colleges, and universities. It is renowned as the hub for American politics and houses the headquarters of the U.S. federal government. The population consists of residents from all different parts of the country and the world.

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1. District of Columbia

   A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of District of Columbia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of District of Columbia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of District of Columbia in a Sentence

1. Steny Hoyer:

   The House doctor was concerned because the numbers in the District of Columbia are going up, not down.

2. Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser:

   A lot of reasonable people have a different view of this issue, i have a lot of things to do here in the District of Columbia, and me being in jail wouldn't be a good thing.

3. Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine:

   It is illegal to possess an assault rifle in the District of Columbia.

4. Police Chief Cathy Lanier:

   When we talk to our residents and visitors who want to celebrate Independence Day in the District of Columbia, it should be very clear to everybody that we take clear and credible threats or calls from our citizens and employees very, very seriously.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   The reason the Democrats want to get rid of the filibuster is they want to admit two new states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and pack the Supreme Court and fundamentally change the structure of America forever, the filibuster prevents extremism… and I admire and respect Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying they are not changing it.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=District of Columbia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia
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