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District of Columbia

elleng

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3. The National Capital Region portion of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 20, 2022, 03:38 PM

Jul 2022

is also colloquially known by the abbreviation "DMV" which stands for the "District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia." The area in the region that is surrounded by Interstate 495 referred to as being "Inside the Beltway".

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Wow, that's great! Wicked Blue Jul 2022 #1

DMV meaning Delaware/Maryland/Virginia, not the driver's license office. CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #2

The National Capital Region portion of the Washington Metropolitan Area elleng Jul 2022 #3

I've seen Delmarva also. Yeah, Beltway I get. DMV threw me off CurtEastPoint Jul 2022 #5

I always have to pause when DMV is posted, Yonnie3 Jul 2022 #4