residential area, residential district, community - a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences

American capital, capital of the United States, Washington, Washington D.C. - the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles l'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

port - a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

national capital - the capital city of a nation

British Guiana, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Guyana - a republic in northeastern South America; achieved independence from England in 1966