District of Columbia
Federal enclave, Maryland-adjacent
The District of Columbia is the federal district of the United States, coextensive with the nation's capital city of Washington.
Created from land ceded by Maryland and Virginia, it operates under direct congressional authority rather than as a state, which means its residents have limited representation in Congress.
People commonly refer to it simply as D.C. or Washington, D.C.
She moved to the District of Columbia for a government job.
- Washington, D.C.United States capital city
- Northeastern United StatesUpper Atlantic coastal region
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- presidentialOf the highest office
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
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- federal powersdeclare war, interstate commerce, national defense, federal taxes, war powers
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District of Columbiastate capital
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