what does washington DC mean? Is there only 1 washington or there are multiple such places?

Question

what does washington DC mean? Is there only 1 washington or there are multiple such places?

Answer 1

DC stands for District of Columbia. There is also the state of Washington and many smaller towns called Washington. DC was purposely built to be the US Capital. The only other city in the world that was purposely built to be the capital is Canberra, Australia. Have a good day!

Answer 2

Washington dc means washington district of columbia there are other states in the us with washington as a city

Answer 3

First, Washington is a state. Second, all cities are like that. For instance New York,New York. DC stands for Distric of Columbia by the way.

Answer 4

District of Colimbia is what the DC stands for. It is not a state however there is a Washington state that is no where near DC

Answer 5

There is Washington state and Washington D.C., the District of Columbia, which is where the American government is centered.

Answer 6

The D.C in Washington stands for District of Columbia. there is no other Washington city but there is a state of washington. If your still curious skim this article for a real basic overview. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.

Answer 7

There are many cities called Washington in the US. The "D.C." part tells you which city is being referred to -- the one in the District of Columbia.