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Noun: D.C.
  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
Noun: DC
  1. An electric current that flows in one direction steadily
    "Batteries provide DC to power many portable electronic devices";
    - direct current, direct electric current

Derived forms: DCs

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

Antonym: AC

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

Encyclopedia: DC