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DC

noun [U] (UNITED STATES)
 
 
/ˌdiːˈsiː/

Definition

abbreviation for the District of Columbia: an area of the eastern US that has the same borders as the US capital, Washington, and is not part of a US stateUnited States politics and governmentNamed regions of countries
(Definition of DC noun (UNITED STATES) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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