Washington metropolitan area

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metropolitan area urban area

The Washington metropolitan area is a major U.S. urban region centered on the nation’s capital, encompassing Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Observed surface forms (32)

Surface form	Occurrences
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area	163
National Capital Region	22
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	7
Washington, D.C. area	6
Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area	4
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area	4
Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.	2
United States Capitol region	2
Washington, D.C. region	2
Washington, D.C. suburbs	2
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA	2
greater Washington, D.C. area	2
Greater Washington, D.C. area	1
Greater Washington, D.C. region	1
Maryland-Washington, D.C. metropolitan area	1
National Capital Region transportation network	1
National Capital Region transportation system	1
United States Census Bureau-designated Washington-Arlington-Alexandria urban area	1
United States Census Bureau’s Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area	1
Washington D.C. metropolitan area	1
Washington metropolitan area (Maryland portion)	1
Washington metropolitan area (broader commuting region)	1
Washington metropolitan area (historical core)	1
Washington metropolitan region	1
Washington, D.C. metro area	1
Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (outer region)	1
Washington, D.C. metropolitan region	1
Washington, DC metropolitan area	1
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area (outer region)	1
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan statistical area	1
Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan area	1
metropolitan Washington area	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	metropolitan area ⓘ urban area ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: National Capital Region Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington, DC metropolitan area Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area
centeredOn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
contains	Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport ⓘ surface form: Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport National Mall ⓘ Pentagon ⓘ Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ⓘ Smithsonian Institution ⓘ surface form: Smithsonian Institution museums Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ surface form: U.S. Capitol Washington Dulles International Airport ⓘ White House ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
governedBy	Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	major cultural center ⓘ major economic center ⓘ major political center ⓘ seat of the federal government of the United States ⓘ
hasPart	Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ Arlington, Virginia ⓘ surface form: Arlington County, Virginia Calvert County, Maryland ⓘ Charles County, Maryland ⓘ Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Fauquier County, Virginia ⓘ Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ Jefferson County, West Virginia ⓘ Loudoun County, Virginia ⓘ Montgomery County ⓘ surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland Prince George’s County, Maryland ⓘ surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland Prince William County, Virginia ⓘ Stafford County, Virginia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia Maryland ⓘ Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
majorIndustry	defense contracting ⓘ federal government ⓘ information technology ⓘ professional services ⓘ tourism ⓘ
namedAfter	George Washington ⓘ
partOf	Northeastern United States ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States Northeastern United States ⓘ
timezone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (467)

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

Landover, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Langley Headquarters → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Liberty Crossing → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Liberty Crossing, McLean, Virginia → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Liberty Crossing

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

14th Street Bridge → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Long Bridge

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Marymount University → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Mason District → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

McLean → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Merrifield → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Mitchellville, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Morningside, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Mosaic District → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

NASA Headquarters → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Capitol region

National Capital Parks-East sites → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: National Capital Parks-East

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

National Credit Union Administration → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

New Carrollton, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

North Bethesda, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

North Brentwood, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Northern Virginia Transportation Commission → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Office of the Secretary of the Army → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Old Town → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Old Town (Alexandria, Virginia)

Old Town Alexandria Historic District → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Orange Line (Washington Metro) → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Pentagon City → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Potomac River tunnel → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Prince George's Sports & Learning Complex → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Quantico → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Ride On bus system → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Riverdale Park, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Rockville, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Round Hill, Virginia → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Seat Pleasant, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Section 46, Arlington National Cemetery → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Seven Corners → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Silver Spring, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Springfield → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Springfield, Virginia

this entity surface form: United States Census Bureau-designated Washington-Arlington-Alexandria urban area

Springfield, Virginia → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Stafford → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Stafford County, Virginia

Suitland, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Temple Hills, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Town of Vienna, Virginia → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Tri-State Oversight Committee → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

United States Census Bureau Suitland Federal Center → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Upper Marlboro, Maryland → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

West End → locatedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: West End (Alexandria, Virginia)