The symbol is a star with a circle around it. It means it is the capitol of the U.S.A.
Washington DC is the United States (national) Capital. That's what the symbol stands for
it is a star symbol. everybody knows that the star symbol on a map means the capital.
A star in a circle it means the USA's capital. :D :D
its a star with a circle around it. it means the capitol of of the usa
It stands for the United states capital
it is usually a star or dot representing the nations capital
it is a star symbol. everybody knows that the star symbol on a map means the capital.
The symbol commonly found next to Washington, D.C., is the abbreviation "D.C.," which stands for "District of Columbia." This designation indicates that Washington, D.C., is a federal district, not part of any state, and serves as the capital of the United States. The "Columbia" name is a historical reference to Christopher Columbus and is often used to personify the nation.
It means it is the nation's capital.
The star within a circle designates a capital city, in the case of Washington DC, a country's capital. distric of Columbia
The abbreviation "DC" is postponed to "Washington" for two important resasons: [i] for locative indication of "District of Columbia"; and [ii] to distinguish Washington Sate of Washington City, the 42nd of the United Satate.
That is the symbol for Gorham silver. Perhaps you found Patent 1895 on the back of silverware.