nnoun.locationthe 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 VirginiaSynset:D.C. DC District of Columbia
Part Holonyms:America U.S. U.S.A. US USA United States United States of America the States
Instance Hypernyms:federal district
Inherited Hypernyms:district of columbiafederal districtadministrative districtdistrictregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:American capital Washington Washington D.C. capital of the United States
nnoun.phenomenonan electric current that flows in one direction steadilySynset:DC direct current direct electric current
Antonyms:alternating current
Hypernyms:electrical energy electricity power
Inherited Hypernyms:direct currentelectricityenergyphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity