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DC

abbr.
1. da capo
2. direct current
3. or D.C. District of Columbia
4. Doctor of Chiropractic
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DC

abbreviation for
1. (Classical Music) music da capo
2. (Professions) Detective Constable
3. (Electrical Engineering) direct current. Compare AC
4. district commissioner
5. (Placename) Also: D.C. District of Columbia
6. (Social Welfare) defined-contribution
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DC

1. dental corps.
2. Also, dc, d.c., D.C. direct current.
3. District of Columbia.

D.C.

1. da capo.
2. District of Columbia.
3. Doctor of Chiropractic.
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DC

Abbreviation of direct current
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.DC - the district occupied entirely by the city of WashingtonDC - the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
D.C., District of Columbia
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
American capital, capital of the United States, Washington, Washington D.C. - 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
2.DC - an electric current that flows in one direction steadily
direct current, direct electric current
electrical energy, electricity - energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity"
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Translations

DC

N ABBR
1. (Elec) =direct current → C.C.
2. (US) =District of Columbia
DC - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia es el distrito donde se encuentra el gobierno de Estados Unidos. No forma parte de ningún estado, sino que es un distrito autónomo que comprende únicamente la capital del país, Washington. Se halla en el este de los Estados Unidos y tiene un área de unos 180 kilómetros cuadrados, donados por los estados de Maryland y Virginia. Normalmente se hace referencia a este distrito mediante sus siglas, DC, y se usa después del nombre de la capital: Washington DC.
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DC

[ˌdiːˈsiː]
1. n abbr (Elec) =direct current → c.c.
2. abbr (Am) (Post) =District of Columbia
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