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.

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 ⓘ

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport → serves → 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

American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center → servesCommunity → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

East Falls Church station → servesMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

I-66 Express Lanes Inside the Beltway → servesMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

I-66 Express Lanes Outside the Beltway → 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 ⓘ

this entity surface form: greater Washington, D.C. 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 ⓘ