- District of Columbĭa
District of Columbĭa, das Gebiet der City of Washington, der Bundeshauptstadt der Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika, s. Columbia 1).
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
District of Columbĭa
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