Washington metropolitan area

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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

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)

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Ted Lerner residence Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
The Washington Times-Herald servedArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Landover Mall servedMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Fairfax Connector bus system serves Washington metropolitan area
subject surface form: Fairfax Connector
George Washington University Hospital serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Inova Health System serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
KADW serves Washington metropolitan area
Loudoun County Transit bus services serves Washington metropolitan area
Loudoun Gateway station serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Metrobus serves Washington metropolitan area
subject surface form: Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
KDCA serves Washington metropolitan area
subject surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Runway 15/33 serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Runway 4/22 serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
The Village at Shirlington serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
IAD serves Washington metropolitan area
subject surface form: Washington Dulles International Airport
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority serves Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Auto Train servesArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
NBC Sports Washington servesArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Potomac Mills servesArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Cheverly station servesCity Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Clarendon station servesCity Washington metropolitan area
Concourse B servesCity Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
East Falls Church station servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
KIAD servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
MedStar Capitals Iceplex servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
DCA servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
subject surface form: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Runway 1/19 servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
U.S. Route 1 servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
U.S. Route 29 servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Vienna/Fairfax–GMU Metro station servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
subject surface form: Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station
Whitetail Resort servesMetropolitanArea Washington metropolitan area
19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia servesPopulationCenter Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Fredericksburg Line servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
Greenbelt station servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
MWCOG servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Marymount University servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: greater Washington, D.C. area
Transportation Planning Board servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
Transportation Planning Board servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: greater Washington, D.C. area
VRE servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Washington Metro servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
international terminal (Concourse E) servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Homeland Security Bureau serviceArea Washington metropolitan area
this entity surface form: National Capital Region
Inova Fairfax Hospital serviceArea Washington metropolitan area