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.

Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia → adjacentToMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Washington metropolitan area → alsoKnownAs → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria metropolitan area

Washington metropolitan area → alsoKnownAs → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington, DC metropolitan area

Washington metropolitan area → alsoKnownAs → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Monumental Sports Network → areaServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Snyder Communications → associatedWith → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

DCA → associatedWithMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Josh Harris-led ownership group → associatedWithSportMarket → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

United States Air Force Memorial Foundation → basedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Washington Commanders → basedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Washington Spirit → basedIn → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Washington Mystics → basedInMetroArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Caps → basedInMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Monumental Sports & Entertainment → basedInMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Washington Senators (1901–1960) → basedInMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Ted Lerner was managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals → businessBase → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Ted Lerner

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

Bladensburg, Maryland → category → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

North Brentwood, Maryland → category → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Riverdale Park, Maryland → category → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Seat Pleasant, Maryland → category → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) → ceremonialArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Brunswick Line → commuterServiceFor → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Virginia State Route 7 → connects → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

U.S. Route 29 → connectsCity → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Virginia State Route 123 → connectsTo → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

State Route 7 → connectsToRegion → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: State Route 7 (Virginia)

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

Western Shore of Maryland → contains → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington metropolitan area (Maryland portion)

American Airlines Flight 77 → departureMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

The Washington Times-Herald → distributionArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Interstate 495 → encircles → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)

Middletown, Virginia → gatewayTo → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Chesapeake Bay → hasCityOnShore → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

East Coast of the United States → hasMajorCity → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

MET → hasMemberTeamsFrom → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Northeast megalopolis → hasMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Metrobus → hasRegionServed → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

subject surface form: Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)

District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority → hasServiceArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Capital Region

Federal Realty Investment Trust → headquartersLocation → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network → headquartersLocation → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity → headquartersLocation → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Lerner Enterprises → headquartersLocation → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Washington Metrorail Safety Commission → headquartersLocation → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

United States Armed Forces → headquartersMetroArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Joint Chiefs of Staff → headquartersMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

United States Department of the Army → headquartersMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Capital Bullets → homeRegion → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

WSH → homeRegion → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

Graham family → influenceRegion → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

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

Eisenhower Avenue station → isInMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ

FedExField → isLocatedInMetropolitanArea → Washington metropolitan area ⓘ