dc

¹

Or d.c.

1. Electricity.,  direct current.

DC

²

abbreviation

1. dental corps.

2. Electricity.,  direct current.

3. District of Columbia (approved especially for use with zip code).

D.C.

³

abbreviation

1. Music.,  da capo.

2. Dictionary of Canadianisms.

3. Electricity.,  direct current.

4. District of Columbia.

5. Doctor of Chiropractic.

DC

¹

abbreviation

1. music da capo

2. Detective Constable

3. direct current Compare AC

4. district commissioner

5. Also: D.C.. District of Columbia

6. defined-contribution

D.C.

²

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Chiropractic

DC

1. Abbreviation of direct current

Example Sentences

In the months leading up to the Gaza deal, he was in Washington, D.C., at least once a month.

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“We are watching as ICE’s mass deportation program is speeding up and becoming even more aggressive than it was. What happened in Los Angeles is now happening in Memphis, in D.C., in Chicago.”

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Abigail Jackson, a White House spokesperson, defended such deployments and noted crime reductions in cities, including Washington, D.C., and Memphis, where local officials — including D.C.

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On a more day-to-day level, the Federal Aviation Administration relies on the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, located about 40 miles away from Washington, D.C.

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While state health authorities have significant power, much of the money to do public health work, and the technical expertise to guide it, has come from Washington, D.C.

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Related Words

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