Washington
alsoWashington, D.C.the District of ColumbiaD.C.the capital city of the US, on the Potomac River close to the country's east coast. Washington's many government buildings include the
White House, and the
Capitol, and the Supreme Court. It has no industry. D.C. stands for District of Columbia, meaning that Washington is a special area that governs itself and is not contained in any of the 50 states.
the US president and his advisers in the
White House Washington is expected to resist pressure to lift trade sanctions on Myanmar.alsoWashington StateWA a state in the northwestern US. Its largest cities are Seattle and Tacoma.