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‘Inside the beltway’ is used to refer to the often inward-looking and self-absorbed political community of Washington. Events in the country directly affecting ordinary Americans are referred to as ‘outside the beltway’. The name is taken from the ring road which encircles Washington, DC. 

— Wyn Grant

For a list of words related to beltway, see:

• Roadways and Driving - beltway: highway encircling an urban area; ring road

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - omkørselsvej, ringvej

Nederlands (Dutch)
rondweg, ringbaan

Français (French)
n. - (US) périphérique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Umgehungsstraße, Ringstraße, Washington DC (die amerikanische Regierung)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιφερειακή οδική αρτηρία

Italiano (Italian)
raccordo anulare, circonvallazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - estrada (f) ou rodovia (f) de circunvalação

Русский (Russian)
объездная трасса

Español (Spanish)
n. - carretera de circunvalación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kringfartsled, ringled

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
环城快道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 環城快道

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 순환 도로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 環状道路

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طريق سريع حول مدينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כביש עוקף‬

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