What does Washington D.C stand for?

Answer 1

The history behind the naming of the Nations Capital is...

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbiaand commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790.

The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C.

Columbia was chosen as it was a poetic name commonly in use to describe the United States in the late 1800's

Answer 2

The District of Columbia is the capital of the United States. The area is located between Virginia and Maryland, along the Potomac River, and the District was named after Christopher Columbus. It is identical to the City of Washington, named to honor the first President. In 1790, Congress selected the site for the new capital along the Potomac. It included about 30 square miles on the Virginia side of the river and about 68 square miles ceded by Maryland. (In 1846, Congress returned Virginia's part of the District to Virginia) The seat of government was transferred from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., on 1 December 1800.

Answer 3

it stands for Washington District of Columbia