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District of Columbia -- U.S. County in District of Columbia
Population (2000): 572059
Housing Units (2000): 274845
Land area (2000): 61.403254 sq. miles (159.033692 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.937868 sq. miles (17.968995 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 68.341122 sq. miles (177.002687 sq. km)
Located within: District of Columbia (DC), FIPS 11
Location: 38.913611 N, 77.013222 W
Headwords:
District of Columbia
District of Columbia, DC

Usage examples of "district of columbia".

He studied law and was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1939.

Or, Colin mumbled uncertainly as he drifted back to sleep, was it someplace called Washington, in the district of Columbia?

As they were going over a bridge connecting Virginia and the District of Columbia, they heard reports on the radio of the terrorist attacks and the evacuation of the White House complex.

Behind Tom Brokaw and John Chancellor was a wall-to-wall situation map of the District of Columbia, and they were explaining what had been happening.