Geographicals

District of Columbia

A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A federal area located between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac river; it is coextensive with Washington, D.C., which is the capital of the United States.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Washington, D.C.
  • Washington, DC

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

= the Federal district; city is Washington, D.C.

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Tree Numbers

  1. Z01w.107w.567w.875w.500w.210w
  2. Z01w.433w.429w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. District of Columbia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004219. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004219
  2. District of Columbia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia
  3. District of Columbia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3551781