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/kˈæpətəl əv ðə junˈaɪtəd steɪts/ Listen

Capital of the United States

noun

The capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791. Synonyms: American capital, Washington, Washington D.C..

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... north of the United States (15) dancer, she had distinguished partners, whose names were the capital of the United States (16), the capital of Ohio (17), the capital of Wisconsin (18), the capital of Alabama (19), the capital of Mississippi (20), and the capital of ...

— St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878 • Various