r/MurderedByWords • u/OkaTeluguAbbayi • 1d ago

Washington DC’s name change

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u/henrythorough 1d ago

I always thought it was referring to the goddess of liberty, Columbia.

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u/OkaTeluguAbbayi 1d ago

Which is derived from Columbus!