Synonyms for district of columbia
dis·tric·t of co·lum·bia

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1. District of Columbianoun

   Synonyms:
   DC

2. 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.

   Synonyms:
   DC

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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

   Synonyms:
   direct electric current, direct current

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1. Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine:

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

2. Christopher Geldart:

   This year were bad numbers compared to in years past here in the District of Columbia, but I also look at all the things that we've done, the things that we've been able to accomplish, and it could have been a heck of a lot worse.

3. The Republican:

   They planto make the District of Columbia a state.That would give themtwonew Democratic senators, they are on the way to doing some additional things ... the Green New Deal, Medicare-for-all.

4. 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 Kyrsten Sinema and Senator Manchin for saying Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin are not changing it.

5. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   The District of Columbia government and its residents should never be put in the position of uncertainty of any kind about any of their local laws.