Anacostia

American  

[an-uh-kaws-tee-uh, -kos-] / ˌæn əˈkɔs ti ə, -ˈkɒs- /

noun

1. a section of the District of Columbia, in the SE part.

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Example Sentences

At an estimated cost of $3.8 billion, it will replace the rusting, abandoned hulk that sits at the east end of East Capitol Street, fronting the Anacostia River.

From The Wall Street Journal

A grand east-west cross axis defines Washington, running west from the Anacostia to the Capitol, through the National Mall, past the Washington Monument, and to the Lincoln Memorial at the Potomac.

From The Wall Street Journal

They camped out on Anacostia Flats and other public spaces that served as bases of operation for their marches and protests.

From Salon

Hoover and his aides became progressively more fretful about the settlement at Anacostia Flats, especially when its organizers began to talk about making it permanent.

From Los Angeles Times

Most of the marchers fell away en route, but by the end of June a Hooverville-like camp housing as many as 15,000 bedraggled men and their families had sprung up in the desolate, muddy Anacostia Flats area of Washington.

From Los Angeles Times