District of Columbia
| Documentation: |
| Comment: The Federal district surrounding the capital city ( CapitalCityOfRegion ) of the UnitedStatesOfAmerica, seat of its Federal government, which was formed from land donated to the UnitedStatesOfAmerica by the states of Maryland and Virginia. The land donated by Virginia was returned in 1847, so that the District comprises only land northeast of the southwest bank of the PotomacRiver at the time of the creation of the District, and the river itself. Currently, the CityOfWashingtonDC and the #$DistrictOfColumbia are coextensive. |
| General: |
| District of Columbia is a federal district and a U.S. administrative division. |
| District of Columbia borders on Virginia and Maryland. |
| Washington, DC is part of District of Columbia. |
| Affiliations: |
| The capital city of District of Columbia is Washington, DC. |
| Miscellaneous: |
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| District of Columbia is a first order administrative division. Throughout the temporal extent of it, the Potomac River overlaps District of Columbia. District of Columbia is named after Christopher Columbus. |