# District of Columbia becomes a state--- what should it be called?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/district-of-columbia-becomes-a-state-what-should-it-be-called/940553 "2021-04-22T17:27:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/district-of-columbia-becomes-a-state-what-should-it-be-called/940553/85 "2021-04-24T17:19:12Z")

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Being discussed in the [Statehood for DC thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statehood-for-d-c/921442).

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