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D.C. [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- District of Columbia
1, record 1, English, District%20of%20Columbia
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- D.C. 2, record 1, English, D%2EC%2E
correct, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Washington D.C. 3, record 1, English, Washington%20D%2EC%2E
correct, United States
- DC 4, record 1, English, DC
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The] federal district of U.S.A., coextensive with the city of Washington, bounded on northeast and south by Maryland, and on west by Virginia. 5, record 1, English, - District%20of%20Columbia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The District of Columbia is the seat of the national government of the United States of America. ... The land was ceded in 1970 by Maryland. 3, record 1, English, - District%20of%20Columbia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
D.C.: Conjunctions and prepositions in English names are not reproduced in an abbreviation. Where a name has several elements, each abbreviated by a single letter followed by a period, the elements of the abbreviation are not separated by a space. 6, record 1, English, - District%20of%20Columbia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- district fédéral de Columbia
1, record 1, French, district%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20de%20Columbia
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- D.C. 2, record 1, French, D%2EC%2E
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- district de Columbia 3, record 1, French, district%20de%20Columbia
correct, masculine noun, United States
- D.C. 4, record 1, French, D%2EC%2E
correct, masculine noun, United States
- D.C. 4, record 1, French, D%2EC%2E
- Washington D.C. 5, record 1, French, Washington%20D%2EC%2E
correct, see observation, United States
- DC 6, record 1, French, DC
correct, see observation, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
District des États-Unis où se trouve Washington, la capitale fédérale du pays. 7, record 1, French, - district%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20de%20Columbia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«district of Columbia» ou «Washington D.C.» : Portion de territoire des États-Unis, découpée dans l'État [du] Maryland pour constituer la capitale fédérale et couvrant 175 km2. Aujourd'hui les administrations et les quartiers de résidence débordent largement du district, dans le Maryland et la Virginie. Le district de Columbia est administré directement par le Congrès depuis 1878. 5, record 1, French, - district%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20de%20Columbia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D.C. : Les conjonctions et particules de liaison dans les noms français ne figurent pas dans l'abréviation de ces noms. Lorsqu'un nom a plus d'un élément, et que chaque élément est abrégé par une seule lettre suivie d'un point, ces lettres sont accolées, sans être séparées par une espace. 8, record 1, French, - district%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9ral%20de%20Columbia
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Distrito de Columbia
1, record 1, Spanish, Distrito%20de%20Columbia
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Washington D. C. 1, record 1, Spanish, Washington%20D%2E%20C%2E
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Distrito federal de los Estados Unidos de América, donde se encuentra la capital Washington D. C. 1, record 1, Spanish, - Distrito%20de%20Columbia
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