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1. 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
   - District of Columbia, DC

1. An electric current that flows in one direction steadily
   - direct current, direct electric current

Derived forms: DCs

Type of: electrical energy, electricity, federal district, leccy [Brit, informal], power

Part of: America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

Encyclopedia: DC