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& DC

Spanish translation: D.C - Distrito de Columbia

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English term or phrase:& DC
Spanish translation:D.C - Distrito de Columbia
Entered by: Marvelia Alpizar

22:57 Mar 28, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: & DC
Se trata de un concurso, y dice que está

"Open to legal residents of the 50 US & DC."

DC podría ser "dislocated civilians", pero quisiera confirmarlo. Si es así, ¿cómo se traduce?
Karin Kutscher
Local time: 04:15
D.C - Distrito de Columbia
Explanation:
Washington, la capital de Estados Unidos, es la unica ciudad que no esta asentada en un estado sino en un distrito. Ese distrito se denomina Distrito de Columbia. La abreviacion en ingles se usa con un punto despues de cada letra.
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Marvelia Alpizar
United States
Local time: 01:15
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5 +6D.C - Distrito de Columbia
Marvelia Alpizar
1District of Columbia
Cor Stephan van Eijden


  

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& dc
District of Columbia


Explanation:
Adivinando (CL 1).

Cor Stephan van Eijden
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in SpanishSpanish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
& dc
D.C - Distrito de Columbia


Explanation:
Washington, la capital de Estados Unidos, es la unica ciudad que no esta asentada en un estado sino en un distrito. Ese distrito se denomina Distrito de Columbia. La abreviacion en ingles se usa con un punto despues de cada letra.

Example sentence(s):
  • The White House is in Washington, D.C.

    Reference: http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=D.C&Find=f...
Marvelia Alpizar
United States
Local time: 01:15
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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