District of Columbĭa — District of Columbĭa, das Gebiet der City of Washington, der Bundeshauptstadt der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, s. Columbia 1) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
District of Columbia — District of Co|lum|bi|a D.C. the District of Columbia the special area in the eastern US, next to Maryland and Virginia, which includes Washington, the capital of the US … Dictionary of contemporary English
District of Columbia — [after COLUMBUS1 Christopher] federal district of the U.S., on the N bank of the Potomac River: 61 sq mi (159 sq km); pop. 572,000; coextensive with the city of Washington: abbrev. DC or D.C … English World dictionary
District of Columbia — [ dɪstrɪkt əv kə lʌmbɪə], Abkürzungen D. C., postamtlich DC, der 1791 geschaffene Bundesdistrikt der USA mit der Bundeshauptstadt Washington, der unmittelbar dem Kongress der USA unterstellt ist; 177 km2, (1999) 519 000 Einwohner (1990: 606 900 … Universal-Lexikon
District De Columbia — Washington (District de Columbia) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Washington et DC. Washington, D.C … Wikipédia en Français
District de Columbia — Washington (District de Columbia) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Washington et DC. Washington, D.C … Wikipédia en Français
District de columbia — Washington (District de Columbia) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Washington et DC. Washington, D.C … Wikipédia en Français
District of Columbia — Washington (District de Columbia) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Washington et DC. Washington, D.C … Wikipédia en Français
District of Columbia — Washington D. C. Washington Monument und Weißes Haus … Deutsch Wikipedia
District of Columbia — noun 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 (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑D.C., ↑DC • Instance Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
District of Columbia — noun 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… … Wiktionary
