| Washington: The capital
of the United States, on the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland
and coextensive with the District of Columbia. It was designed by Pierre
L'Enfant and became the capital in 1800. In the War of 1812 the British
captured and sacked (1814) Washington, burning most of the public
buildings, including the Capitol and the White House. Population: 609,909. |
|
DC: the district
occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington
as the site of the nation's capital and carve out of land ceded by
Maryland and Virginia. |
