District of Columbia

E40990

U.S. capital district federal capital territory federal district

The District of Columbia is the federal district of the United States that contains the nation’s capital city, Washington, D.C., and serves as the seat of the U.S. federal government.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia canonical	1,122
District of Columbia (across the Potomac River)	1
District of Columbia (as federal property context)	1
District of Columbia (full name string)	1
District of Columbia (prior to retrocession)	1
District of Columbia (with special rules)	1
District of Columbia Area	1
District of Washington	1
the District of Columbia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T32828 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia
Context triple: [One First Street NE, Washington, D.C., locatedIn, District of Columbia]

A. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
B. Washington
Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscapes, technology industry centered around Seattle, and significant cultural and economic influence on the West Coast.
C. Maryland
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic U.S. state known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, colonial history, and proximity to the nation’s capital.
D. Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
E. Rhode Island
Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area, located in New England on the Atlantic coast and known for its colonial history and maritime heritage.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: District of Columbia
Target entity description: The District of Columbia is the federal district of the United States that contains the nation’s capital city, Washington, D.C., and serves as the seat of the U.S. federal government.

A. Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States, serving as the nation’s political center and home to its federal government institutions.
B. Washington
Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest known for its diverse landscapes, technology industry centered around Seattle, and significant cultural and economic influence on the West Coast.
C. Maryland
Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic U.S. state known for its Chesapeake Bay shoreline, colonial history, and proximity to the nation’s capital.
D. Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
E. Rhode Island
Rhode Island is the smallest U.S. state by area, located in New England on the Atlantic coast and known for its colonial history and maritime heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. capital district ⓘ federal capital territory ⓘ federal district ⓘ
areaKm2	177 ⓘ
areaSqMi	68.3 ⓘ
borders	Maryland ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ Virginia ⓘ
capital	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
contains	Lincoln Memorial ⓘ National Archives Building ⓘ National Mall ⓘ Pentagon ⓘ surface form: Pentagon Reservation vicinity Smithsonian Institution ⓘ surface form: Smithsonian Institution museums United States Capitol ⓘ Washington Monument ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ White House ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
currency	US dollar ⓘ surface form: United States dollar
dateEstablished	1790-07-16 ⓘ
electoralVotesGrantedBy	Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ
establishedBy	Residence Act ⓘ
federalDistrictSince	1801 ⓘ
FIPSCode	11 ⓘ
governingDocument	District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ
hasCouncil	Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasElectoralVotes	3 ⓘ
hasMayor	Mayor of the District of Columbia ⓘ
hasMotto	Justitia Omnibus ⓘ
hasMottoInEnglish	Justice for All ⓘ
ISOCode	US-DC ⓘ
largestCity	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
licensePlateSlogan	Taxation Without Representation ⓘ
locatedIn	East Coast of the United States ⓘ Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
namedAfter	Christopher Columbus ⓘ
nonVotingRepresentativeIn	United States House of Representatives ⓘ
observes	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Eastern Daylight Time Eastern Time Zone ⓘ surface form: Eastern Standard Time
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	United States federal district system ⓘ
population	approximately 700000 ⓘ
populationAsOf	2020 ⓘ
postalAbbreviation	DC ⓘ
seatOf	President of the United States ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ federal government of the United States ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1,130)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shaw (partial) → partOf → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Shaw

Golden Triangle business district → governedBy → District of Columbia ⓘ

Kalorama, Washington, D.C. → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → District of Columbia ⓘ

Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Kalorama

Greenleaf Point → partOf → District of Columbia ⓘ

Washington Canal (planning and engineering) → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. (attributed involvement) → stateOrDistrict → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.

Washington Arsenal → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

Inter-American Defense College (historically associated) → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Inter-American Defense College

Headquarters, Joint Force Headquarters–National Capital Region → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Trinidad → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Archeparchy of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians → territoryIncludes → District of Columbia ⓘ

C&O Canal → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Miss USA pageant → hasContestantsFrom → District of Columbia ⓘ

Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Frederick Douglass statue → commissionedBy → District of Columbia ⓘ

Frederick Douglass statue → represents → District of Columbia ⓘ

Judiciary Square neighborhood → jurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

District of Columbia Court of Appeals building → jurisdictionServed → District of Columbia ⓘ

NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

Georgetown Hoyas baseball → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

Georgetown Hoyas football → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse → locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse → jurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

McDonough Gymnasium → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

The Catholic University of America → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse → homeState → District of Columbia ⓘ

Oxon Run Parkway → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Riggs Library → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

H Street Corridor → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → District of Columbia ⓘ

Strategic National Stockpile → scope → District of Columbia ⓘ

National Indian Gaming Commission → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

U.S. Commission of Fine Arts → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

U.S. Commission of Fine Arts → appliesToJurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

Old Georgetown Act → locatedInJurisdiction → District of Columbia ⓘ

Georgetown Waterfront Park → locatedInAdministrativeTerritory → District of Columbia ⓘ

Georgetown Public Policy Institute → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

Georgetown Center for Children and Families → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

Office of Policy Planning → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → District of Columbia ⓘ

NEOB → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

Kogod → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

U.S. Department of Commerce Headquarters → state → District of Columbia ⓘ

Washington Diplomats → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

American Job Center network (policy and funding) → operatesIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: American Job Center network

Market Square → governingBody → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Market Square (Washington, D.C.)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters → locatedIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

AU SOC → region → District of Columbia ⓘ

TOC → operatesIn → District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Tri-State Oversight Committee

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