Usual nicknames or slang names for Washington:
DC or DeeCee.
The Capital.
The nation's capital.
Less nice are 'District of Crime' (for the out of control violence especially in the 1980s and 1990s) and 'Chocolate City' (apparently a demeaning reference to the racial makeup of the city).
It is also called The City of Trees.
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The US Capital is in Washington, DC.
Washington DC was named by george washington.
Washington, DC is a city. The DC that comes after the name of the city stands for the District of Columbia, which is where the city resides. The District is separate from any any state.
The white house is in Washington DC because Washington DC is the united state's capital. It is head of all the government, and holds all the offices.
Washington is located in DC. The District of Columbia.