dc

¹ American  

Or d.c.

1. Electricity. direct current.

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DC ² American  

abbreviation

1. dental corps.

2. Electricity. direct current.

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

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D.C. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Music. da capo.

2. Dictionary of Canadianisms.

3. Electricity. direct current.

4. District of Columbia.

5. Doctor of Chiropractic.

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D.C. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Chiropractic

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DC ² British  

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

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DC Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of direct current

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Example Sentences

Before joining the the Journal, he was an economist at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington, D.C., and a data and graphics journalist at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

From The Wall Street Journal

The president told reporters on Monday that the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.,

From MarketWatch

Under that D.C. law, D.C. workers, for instance, will receive a federal tax exclusion on tips or overtime, but will pay local taxes on that income.

From The Wall Street Journal

She lives near Washington, D.C., with her husband and two toddlers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Federal prosectors recently sent a criminal subpoena to Mr. Powell regarding testimony he gave to Congress last summer concerning the renovation of the Fed’s office buildings in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

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