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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DC ¹ 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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D.C. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Doctor of Chiropractic

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DC Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of direct current

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Example Sentences

Imran Bayoumi, a geostrategy expert with the Atlantic Council in Washington DC and former policy adviser to the defence department, told the BBC that the "deep domestic unpopularity" of the war, along with the economic fall-out, "both pose a problem ahead of midterm elections" if the war were to drag on.

From BBC

Many felt hits from the likes of Beastie Boys, AC/DC and Bonnie Tyler didn't fit well with the Mario Universe.

From BBC

The King and Queen will spend time in Washington DC at the White House.

From BBC

The state dinner in Washington DC had a very 1970s feel.

From BBC

Details of the itinerary in the US have still to be released, but it will include Washington DC, in what will be the first UK state visit to the US since Queen Elizabeth II's visit in 2007.

From BBC

Related Words

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