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federal city en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A title applied variously to Bonn (Germany), Bern (Switzerland), or Sevastopol (Crimea).
  2. (historical) Washington, D.C.
    • According to the Act of the State of Maryland "Concerning the Territory of Columbia and the City of Washington," the Federal City is thus bounded : [...] 1868, S. D. Wyeth, The Federal City; or, Ins and Abouts of Washington, 3rd edition, page 31:

Forms

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federal cities Number=Plur lexicographic
Federal City alternative lexicographic

Translations (4)

es ciudad federal (title applied to some European cities) · de Bundesstadt (title applied to some European cities) · fr ville fédérale (title applied to some European cities) · ka ფედერალური ქალაქი (title applied to some European cities)