What does the D.C. stand for in Washington, D.C.?

BRY2K

Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States. It is coterminous with the District of Columbia (abbreviated as "D.C.") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. The District of Columbia was administered by three commissioners appointed by the president, until Nov. 3, 1967 when a mayor-commissioner and a 9-member council, appointed by the president, took office. On May 7, 1974, a Home Rule Charter was approved, giving DC its first elected municipal government in over a century. The district has one nonvoting member in the House of Representatives and an elected Board of Education. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108620.html Dec 29 07, 3:44 PM

Smokeylicious

D.C. stands for District of Columbia. It is called District of Columbia, because it was built on land of the Territory of Columbia, a 10 square mile piece of land, that used to be part of Virginia and Maryland. The territory of Columbia was named such after Christopher Columbus. http://www.dchomepage.net/dchomepage/dcfacts.htm#dcmeaning Dec 29 07, 3:45 PM