What is the difference between washington DC and washington ?|193793

there is one near virginia and the other one is on top of oregon. why is there 2 washingtons ?

washington dc is named after george washington our first president ON RECORD and idk about the other washington hmm it_s interesting


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Why is there a New York city and a New York State?

Why is there an Augusta Maine and and Augusta Georgia?

Why are there two Dakotas? Why do we need a New England when we have an Old England?

Washington is a city in a federal district called the District of Columbia.

Washington is a State that borders British Columbia.

That_s it.

Word.

Washington State is a state.

Washington D.C. is not a state, it_s the district of columbia. Probably named Washington D.C. because Washington was our first president and D.C. is the home of the president.

Washington is a state
and Washington DC is actually a district DC stands for District of Columbia. So its is different and they are in different locations.

Washington is the state and Washington DC is the capital of the US

why not? it was not originally called washington dc. they changed it. washington is a state and dc is the district of columbia which is its own area.

Washington DC is the Capital of the U.S.

Washington is a State or the Person George Washington

Washington State is on the west coast, and Washington D.C. is on the east coast.

george washington is famous like that