DC

D-C · abbreviation

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Definitions

abbreviation

  1. 1.

    District of Columbia; the federal district containing Washington, the capital of the United States.

  2. 2.

    Direct current; an electric current flowing in one constant direction.

  3. 3.

    DC Comics; an American comic book publisher.

Related words

See also: AC, Washington

Etymology

Various origins depending on meaning: District of Columbia (named after Christopher Columbus), direct current (from physics terminology), DC Comics (originally Detective Comics).