NIH MeSH · D004219Geographicals

District of Columbia

Also known asWashington, D.C. · Washington, DC

Definition

A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.

MeSH classification

  • Z01.107.567.875.500.210
  • Z01.433.429

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Related concepts

Delaware

State bounded on the north by Pennsylvania, on the west and south by Maryland, and on the east by Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D004219) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗