Washington DC , What does the DC stand for?

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   supremeupbeat kposted 10 years ago

   Washington DC , What does the DC stand for?

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   Lady Guinevereposted 10 years ago

   It stands for District Of Columbia.  I grew up just outside of there and still do not know what Columbia is for.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you sir, I think the answer of your question has been referred to in the replies of Copper Man and JThomp42.

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   JThomp42posted 10 years ago

   Half of the district was in Maryland and the other half was in Virginia, and the two states gave this land to the government. In 1791, it was named Washington, the District of Columbia to honor George Washington. Columbia was another name for North America.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you very much JThomp42  for giving such elaborate reply.It makes me clear about what I have asked for. This I think will give Lady Guinevere's interrogation about Columbia.Thank you once again.

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      JThomp42posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      You are very welcome Supreme.

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   The Examiner-1posted 10 years ago

   It stands for District of Columbia, we learned that in history class.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your reply and thanks again for saying your source.

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   FatFreddysCatposted 10 years ago

   I was gonna say "Detective Comics," but that's what the initials in D.C. Comics stand for. Sooooo, nevermind

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      No, I do not mind. Its your analysis. It reflects you are intelligent.

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   Be Like Waterposted 10 years ago

   You know there is a sweet little search engine called Google for looking up this stuff.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Don't mind ,I think you do not know the meaning like me too . But thanks for the suggestion. Direct experience is better than what we get from indirect sources.

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      Be Like Waterposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      What direct source is better than Wikipedia? And I didn't answer the question because at least five people already had.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      No doubt wikipedia is a good source but  whom will you prefer to be answered - the Jesus himself or the Jesus idol?

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   danicoleposted 10 years ago

   District Of Columbia, Washington, D.C. is not a state in the US.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Then What is it - a municipality, a district , a block , a shire or a county or what ?

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      Lady Guinevereposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      supreme...It is the seat (home) of the government in the United States of America.  It would be similar with the Vatican being in Rome, but it is not a state or separate county in Rome.

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      JThomp42posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      The Vatican is in Vatican city which is considered the smallest country in the world. Washington D.C. is merely a city and the capital of the United states.

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      Lady Guinevereposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thnx for the clarification JT, I was just giving a reference as this person thinks DC is a state or it's own country, which it is not.

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      JThomp42posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      You are very welcome Lady. I understand. Have a great day.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      @ Lady Guinevere : Thank you madam but I do not think  DC is a state or a country as I know it is the capital of US and White House is located in this town.What I wanted to know is its status.
      @JThomp42 : thanks for the betterment of the explanation.

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      danicoleposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      @supremeupbeat k: I think since its the capital of United States, it can be seen as the administrative representation of united states. It is a city and capital district but not a state. There is a mayor, city council, people can vote and pay taxes.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      @Danicole :- I can not understand why have you referred 'not be biase and probably for tax purposes'?
      But what I was looking for has been cleared in these words ,'  a capital district. '. Thanks for the reply to satisfy my insatiable thirst. .

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      The Examiner-1posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      It is not a city, state or plain district. It is a 'federal district' besides being the capitol located on the border of Virginia/Maryland - more in Maryland.

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       danicoleposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       @supremeupbeat k: yup!!! Why do you want to know about washington d.c.? Where are you from?
       
       @The Examiner-1 : It is a federal district AND A CITY. It's just NOT a STATE. There is a mayor, city council, people can vote and pay taxes.

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       supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       @Danicole : I want to know about world and world's culture, may it be Washingtonton DC, NY, Sydney,London,Tokyo,,Delhi,Berlin,Beizing,Hongkong ......... I want to tally cultures.This is my interest . I consider myself a world citizen.I am Indian.

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       danicoleposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       @supremeupbeat k: that's sounds beautiful!!!! you are definitely on your way!!!

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       supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       @danicole : thanks a lot for your reply, expect more next time.

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   Copper Manposted 10 years ago

   DC stands for District of Columbia. Columbia refers to a poetic name once applied by many writers to America, and of course is derived from Christopher Columbus.

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      supremeupbeat kposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      It makes me wise about DC and the reference for Columbia.Thanks Copper Man.

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