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the District of Columbia
noun
uk /ˌdɪs.trɪkt əv kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/ us /ˌdɪs.trɪkt əv kəˈlʌm.bi.ə/(alsoD.C.)
a federal district of the US, in the northeastern part of the country:
That proposition is on the ballot in four states and the District of Columbia.
Lawmakers in D.C. are very much in the dark about any plan to avoid a government shutdown.
Pelosi has also promised to push separate legislation to give the District of Columbia permanent, full voting status in the House.
Nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational use of marijuana.
In the District of Columbia, men earned a median weekly wage of $1,385.
Prosecutors in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia have used this option several times.
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