What does the DC stand for in Washington DC?

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April M

Dogs & Cats ...are they not teaching anything in school anymore?? In fact, why don't you save yourself some time and just drop out?

Scoop

District of Columbia.

bill.shearer

District of Columbia

Bummerang

District of Columbia.

It is the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the nation's capital and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia.

delanisdjd

The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity (this was not always the case, though, as there were multiple jurisdictions within the district as late as 1871, when Georgetown ceased to be a separate city within the District). However, although there is a municipal government and a mayor, Congress has the supreme authority.

Mike

District of Columbia. I imagine a lot of people are going to say that just to get points since it's an easy one :)

bekka

dictrict of colombia

draftmedown

DEE CAPITOL!!!! Just another way to look at it. You got the answer you were looking for from everyone else before I could get here!

missingora

District of Columbia

p_l_gray

District of Columbia

sandchick64

District of Columbia

WakeUpWakeUp

district of columbia

urs_amit01

"D.C." stands for the District of Columbia, the federal district containing the city of Washington.

ShikinahMoon

District of Columbia. Has something to do with being under federal control rather than a regular state or territory.

I WALK FUNNY

Dunce Capitol, lol. (District of Columbia.)

Purple girl

District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) is our United States capital city, and is not a state or territory.
It's the only place in the US where people pay taxes but have no voting representation in Congress. Many people in Washington have a license plates that say "D.C. Taxation without Representation" Washington as originally planned was supposed to be divided by the Potomac River, and was to be a perfect square. The land for on the eastern shore of the Potomac was to be given by Maryland, while that on the western shore was to be given by Virginia. What happened was that Virginia didn't give any land, so the map of Washington is that of a square on the North, East, and part of the South, and on the West, it ends at the Potomac River.
Here's a link that shows how this works...Washington is pink
http://www.dchomepage.net/
I hope this helps

Bob

District of Columbia

sensi K

district capitol

bluejeans_eyes

District of Columbia

Clockwork Grape

district of columbia.
District means it's a federal district - run by the federal government, which has provided a certain amount of home rule to the citizens of the city.

regerugged

District of Columbia. It is an "autonomous" region. Not a state, not part of a state. The residents cannot vote for president.

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