Washington DC
Potomac River capital
Washington DC is the capital city of the United States, located on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia.
The District of Columbia is a federal territory, not part of any state, giving Congress direct authority over it.
The city houses the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and most federal agencies.
In political contexts, Washington often means the federal government itself: Washington is out of touch with ordinary Americans.
Large important city
- federal districtGoverning center's jurisdiction
- urbanPertaining to cities
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
National Mall · Potomac · Georgetown · Capitol Hill · Foggy Bottom · metro · infrastructure · quadrants
U.S. lawmaking body
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- HouseBuilding for habitation
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- federalDivided governmental authority
executive · judiciary · Supreme Court · Constitution · bureaucracy · agency · cabinet · administration
Paid legislative influencer
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
- caucusParty selection meeting
filibuster · incumbent · midterms · PAC · whip · ballot · electorate · primary
D.C. presidential monument
- Jefferson MemorialMonument honoring Declaration author
- National MallFederal parkland between memorials
- Vietnam Veterans MemorialMonument to war dead
- Korean War MemorialTribute to 1950s conflict
MLK Memorial · Arlington Cemetery · Iwo Jima Memorial · Capitol dome · eternal flame · cherry blossoms
Creating an organization originally
- Lincoln assassinationMurder of sixteenth president
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
- Watergate1970s political crisis
Vigorously active style
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- Ethiopian cuisineFood from the Horn
- Howard UniversityHistoric Black university, Washington
- Georgetown UniversityJesuit university in Washington
Duke Ellington · Marvin Gaye · Commanders · embassies · diplomatic corps · diversity · international
Federally funded museum network
- National GalleryGovernment-run art institution
- Natural HistoryStudy of organisms, geology
- Library of CongressU.S. national repository of knowledge
- National ZooFederal wildlife exhibition grounds
metropolis
Large important city
- federal districtGoverning center's jurisdiction
- urbanPertaining to cities
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
downtown · National Mall · Potomac · Georgetown · Capitol Hill · Foggy Bottom · metro · infrastructure · quadrants · Beltway
Congress
U.S. lawmaking body
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- HouseBuilding for habitation
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
federal · executive · judiciary · Supreme Court · Constitution · bureaucracy · agency · cabinet · administration · regulation
lobbyist
Paid legislative influencer
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- bipartisanshipCooperation between political rivals
caucus · filibuster · incumbent · midterms · PAC · whip · ballot · electorate · primary · polling
Lincoln Memorial
D.C. presidential monument
- Jefferson MemorialMonument honoring Declaration author
- National MallFederal parkland between memorials
- Vietnam Veterans MemorialMonument to war dead
Korean War Memorial · MLK Memorial · Arlington Cemetery · Iwo Jima Memorial · Capitol dome · eternal flame · cherry blossoms
founding
Creating an organization originally
- Lincoln assassinationMurder of sixteenth president
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- ReconstructionPost-1865 national reunification period
go-go
Vigorously active style
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- Ethiopian cuisineFood from the Horn
- Howard UniversityHistoric Black university, Washington
Duke Ellington · Marvin Gaye · Georgetown University · Commanders · embassies · diplomatic corps · diversity · international
Smithsonian
Federally funded museum network
- National GalleryGovernment-run art institution
- Natural HistoryStudy of organisms, geology
- Library of CongressU.S. national repository of knowledge
- North AmericaUSA, Canada, United States, California, Texas
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- American DestinationsGrand Canyon, Yellowstone, Statue of Liberty, New York City, Las Vegas
- Major CitiesNew York, Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin
- US CitiesNew York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Dallas
- US PlacesNew York, California, Texas, Florida, Arizona
Washington DCstatehood
Condition of being sovereign
Texas · California · Puerto Rico · state government · state sovereignty
Washington DCMain Street
Town's central thoroughfare
local government · state capitals · grassroots · small-town America · city hall
Washington DCMiddle America
Geographic and cultural center
rural America · flyover country · Appalachia · small-town USA · Silicon Valley
washing, washed, washroom, washer, washout, washable, washcloth, dishwasher, Washington