Washington, D.C.

See also: Washington D.C.; Washington D. C.; and Washington, D. C.

English

A map of the United States with Washington, D.C. in red

Etymology

Named for George Washington. The name "Washington, D.C." (analogous in form to "Richmond, VA") reflects the fact that at the time of its founding, it was only one of three cities in D.C., alongside Georgetown and Alexandria. (In 1871, Congress repealed the charters of Georgetown and Washington and created a unitary territorial government for the whole District of Columbia.)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən ˈdiː ˌsiː/

  • Audio (Mid-Atlantic US):

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Proper noun

Washington, D.C.

2. The capital city of the United States, formally known as the District of Columbia. Abbreviated as D.C. or DC.
   • 2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 4:

     Washington, D.C., with its wide streets, confounding roundabouts, marble statues, Doric columns, and domes, is supposed to feel like ancient Rome (that is, if the streets of ancient Rome were lined with homeless black people, bomb-sniffing dogs, tour buses, and cherry blossoms).

Alternative forms

• Washington; Washington DC; Washington D.C.; Washington D. C.; Washington, DC; Washington, D. C.

Translations

federal capital of the United States of America

• Abkhaz: Ўашингтон
• Afrikaans: Washington, D.C.
• Akan: Wɔhyeten
• Albanian: Uashington D.C.
• Amharic: ዋሺንግተን ዲሲ (wašingətän disi)
• Antillean Creole: Wachinntonn
• Arabic: وَاشِنْطُن الْعَاصِمَة m (wāšinṭun al-ʕāṣima), وَاشِنْطُن f (wāšinṭun)
• Armenian: Վաշինգտոն ԿՇ (Vašington KŠ)
• Assamese: ৱাছিংটন ডি.চি. (wasiṅton di.si.), ৱাছিংটন (wasiṅton)
• Asturian: Washington (ast)
• Aymara: Washington, DC
• Azerbaijani: Vaşinqton (az)
• Bashkir: Вашингтон (Vaşington)
• Basque: Washington (eu)
• Belarusian: Вашынгто́н m (Vašynhtón)
• Bengali: ওয়াশিংটন, ডি.সি. (ōẇaśiṅṭon, ḍi.śi.), ওয়াশিংটন (bn) (ōẇaśiṅṭon)
• Breton: Washington D.C.
• Bulgarian: Вашингтон m (Vašington)
• Burmese: ဝါရှင်တန်ဒီစီ (wahrangtandici)
• Catalan: Washington DC
• Chechen: Вашингтон (Vašington)
• Cherokee: ᏩᏏᏓᏂ, D.C. (wasidani, D.C.)
• Cheyenne: Vášêtaëno
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 華盛頓 / 华盛顿 (waa⁴ sing⁶ deon⁶), 華府 / 华府 (waa⁴ fu²)

  Hokkien: 華府 / 华府 (Hôa-hú)

  Mandarin: 華盛頓特區 / 华盛顿特区 (zh) (Huáshèngdùn tèqū), 華府 / 华府 (zh) (Huáfǔ)

• Czech: Washington, D.C. m
• Danish: Washington, Washington D.C.
• Dutch: Washington D.C.
• Esperanto: Vaŝingtono (eo)
• Estonian: Washington (et)
• Farefare: Wasɩŋtɔn DC
• Finnish: Washington (fi)
• French: Washington (fr) m, Washington, district de Columbia (fr) m
• Galician: Washington, D.C.
• Georgian: ვაშინგტონი (ka) (vašingṭoni)
• German: Washington, D.C. (de) n, Washington (de) n
• Greek: Ουάσινγκτον (el) (Ouásingkton)
• Guaraní: Washington D. C.
• Gujarati: વોશિંગ્ટન, ડી.સી. (vośiṅgṭana, ḍī.sī.)
• Haitian Creole: Wachintòn
• Hawaiian: Wakinekona, D.C.
• Hebrew: וושינגטון די. סי. m (wáshington di si)
• Hindi: वॉशिंगटन डी॰ सी॰ (vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī. sī.), वॉशिंगटन (vŏśiṅgṭan)
• Hungarian: Washington (hu)
• Icelandic: Washington n
• Ido: Washington DC
• Indonesian: Washington, D.C.
• Ingrian: Vašington
• Irish: Washington, D.C.
• Italian: Washington (it) m
• Japanese: ワシントンDC (ja) (Washinton-dīshī), ワシントンD.C. (ja) (Washinton-dī shī), 華盛頓 (ja) (Washinton) (obsolete), 華府 (ja) (Kafu) (obsolete)
• Kalmyk: Вашингтон (Vaşington)
• Kannada: ವಾಷಿಂಗ್ಟನ್, ಡಿ.ಸಿ. (vāṣiṅgṭan, ḍi.si.)
• Kazakh: Уашиңтон (Uaşiñton)
• Khmer: វ៉ាស៊ីនតោនឌីស៊ី (vaasiintaondiisii)
• Korean: 워싱턴 D.C. (wosingteon D.C.)
• Kyrgyz: Вашингтон (ky) (Vaşington)
• Lakota: Tȟuŋkášila Othí (literally “Grandfather's [the President's] home”)
• Lao: ວໍຊິງຕັນ ດີ.ຊີ. (wǭ sing tan dī.sī.), ວໍຊິງຕັນ, ດີຊີ (wǭ sing tan, dī sī)
• Latin: Vasingtonia f, Vasintonia f
• Latvian: Vašingtona f
• Lithuanian: Vašingtonas m
• Macedonian: Вашингтон m (Vašington)
• Malay: Washington, D.C.
• Malayalam: വാഷിങ്ടൺ, ഡി.സി. (vāṣiṅṭaṇ, ḍi.si.)
• Maltese: Washington, DC
• Marathi: वॉशिंग्टन, डी.सी. (vŏśiṅgṭan, ḍī.sī.)
• Mohawk: Ranatakariáhsne
• Mongolian: Вашингтон хот (mn) (Vašington xot), Вашингтон (Vašington)
• Nepali: वासिङ्टन, डी.सी. (vāsiṅṭan, ḍī.sī.)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Washington D.C.

  Nynorsk: Washington, D.C. n

• Ossetian: Вашингтон (Vašington)
• Pashto: واشنگټن ډي سي (vâšengton di si)
• Persian: واشینگتن دی.سی. (vâšengton di.si.)
• Polish: Waszyngton (pl) m
• Portuguese: Washington D.C. f
• Punjabi: ਵਾਸ਼ਿੰਗਟਨ, ਡੀ.ਸੀ. (vāśiṅgṭana, ḍī.sī.)
• Quechua: Washington DC
• Romanian: Washington, D.C. (ro), Washington (ro)
• Russian: Вашингто́н, о́круг Колу́мбия m (Vašingtón, ókrug Kolúmbija), Вашингто́н (ru) m (Vašingtón)
• Samoan: Uasigitone D.C.
• Scots: Washington, D.C.
• Scottish Gaelic: Washington, D.C.
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Вашингтон m

  Roman: Vašington m

• Slovak: Washington D.C. m
• Slovene: Washington, D.C. m
• Somali: Washington D.C
• Spanish: Washington D. C. (es)
• Swahili: Washington, D.C.
• Swedish: Washington (sv) n, Washington, D.C. (sv) n
• Sylheti: ꠃꠣꠡꠤꠋꠐꠘ ꠒꠤ.ꠍꠤ. (uaśington di.si)
• Tagalog: Washington, D.C.
• Tahitian: Washington
• Tajik: Вашингтон (Vašington)
• Tamil: வாசிங்டன், டி. சி. (vāciṅṭaṉ, ṭi. ci.)
• Tatar: Вашингто́н (Waşingtón)
• Telugu: వాషింగ్టన్, డి.సి. (vāṣiṅgṭan, ḍi.si.)
• Thai: วอชิงตัน ดี.ซี. (waaw-ching-dtan di. si.)
• Turkish: Washington, D.C. (tr), Vaşington, D.C.
• Turkmen: Waşington
• Udmurt: Вашингтон (Vašington)
• Ukrainian: Вашингтон m (Vašynhton)
• Urdu: واشنگٹن ڈی سی (vŏśiṅgṭan ḍī sī)
• Uzbek: Vashington
• Vietnamese: Washington, D.C., Hoa Thịnh Đốn (vi) (dated), Oa-sinh-tơn, D.C.
• Welsh: Washington, D.C.
• West Frisian: Washington, D.C., Washington D.C. n
• Yakut: Уашиҥтон (Uashiñton)
• Yiddish: וואַשינגטאָן די סי (vashington di si)

Further reading

Washington, D.C. on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Washington, D.C. f

1. Alternative spelling of Washington D.C.

Swedish

Proper noun

Washington, D.C. n

1. Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)

Turkish

Proper noun

Washington, D.C.

1. Alternative spelling of Vaşington, D.C.: Washington, D.C. (the capital city of the United States)