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federal district

DEFINITIONS OF: federal district

1

n a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation

Examples:
District of Columbia
the district occupied entirely by the city of Washington; chosen by George Washington as the site of the capital of the United States and created out of land ceded by Maryland and Virginia
Type of:
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
a district defined for administrative purposes
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