federal city

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federal city (plural federal cities)

  1. A title applied variously to Bonn (Germany),[1] Bern (Switzerland),[2] or Sevastopol (Crimea)[3]
  2. (historical) Washington, D.C.
    • 1868, S. D. Wyeth, The Federal City; or, Ins and Abouts of Washington‎[1], 3rd edition, page 31:
      According to the Act of the State of Maryland "Concerning the Territory of Columbia and the City of Washington," the Federal City is thus bounded : [...]

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  1. ^ Federal City of Bonn: Germany’s second political centre
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Political System – Facts and Figures
  3. ^ Charron, Austin. Whose is Crimea? Contested Sovereignty and Regional Identity JSTOR
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