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.

Devrouax & Purnell → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Duke Ellington School of the Arts → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Dulles Greenway → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Fort McNair → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Founders Library → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Gallery Place station → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Georgetown Pike (Virginia State Route 193) → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Georgetown Pike

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

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Graduate School of Education and Human Development → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Interstate 395 → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Kogod School of Business → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Lerner Enterprises → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

MARC Penn Line → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

MCI Center → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

MGM National Harbor → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Maryland Route 202 → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

MedStar Health Performance Center → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Medical Center Campus → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

MetroAccess → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Montgomery County Public Schools → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

NSO → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

National Symphony Orchestra → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

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

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

School of Communication → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Communication at American University

School of Continuing Studies → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

School of Education → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: School of Education at American University

School of Media and Public Affairs → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Sidwell Friends School → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

SmarTrip → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C.

Southern Avenue station → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Special Operations Division → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Special Operations Division (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia)

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Spring Hill Station → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Theodore Roosevelt Bridge → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Vienna station → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Virginia State Route 28 → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Washington Redskins radio network → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Washington, D.C. campus → regionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Alex Ovechkin → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Annette Lerner → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Clarence Thomas → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Deep Throat → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Mitchell Rales → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Richard Ben-Veniste → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Sonny Jurgensen → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Steve Case → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Ted Leonsis → residence → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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