federal district

English Thesaurus

1. a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation (noun.location)

hypernym	:	administrative district, administrative division, territorial division,
definition	:	a district defined for administrative purposes (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	d.c., dc, district of columbia,
definition	:	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 (noun.location)