Richmond
[ rich-muh nd ]
/ ˈrɪtʃ mənd /
noun
Definition for richmond (2 of 2)
Virginia
[ ver-jin-yuh ]
/ vərˈdʒɪn yə /
noun
a state in the E United States, on the Atlantic coast: part of the historical South. 40,815 sq. mi. (105,710 sq. km). Capital: Richmond. Abbreviation: VA (for use with zip code), Va.
a town in NE Minnesota.
(italics)
Merrimac.
a female given name: from a Roman family name.
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British Dictionary definitions for richmond (1 of 3)
Richmond
/ (ˈrɪtʃmənd) /
noun
a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of Barnes, Richmond, and Twickenham; site of Hampton Court Palace and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Pop: 179 200 (2003 est). Area: 55 sq km (21 sq miles)
Official name: Richmond-upon-Thames
a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: Norman castle. Pop: 8178 (2001)
a port in E Virginia, the state capital, at the falls of the James River: developed after the establishment of a trading post (1637); scene of the Virginia Conventions of 1774 and 1775; Confederate capital in the American Civil War. Pop: 194 729 (2003 est)
a county of SW New York City: coextensive with Staten Island borough; consists of Staten Island and several smaller islands
British Dictionary definitions for richmond (2 of 3)
Virginia
1
/ (vəˈdʒɪnɪə) /
noun
(sometimes not capital)
a type of flue-cured tobacco grown originally in Virginia
British Dictionary definitions for richmond (3 of 3)
Virginia
2
/ (vəˈdʒɪnɪə) /
noun
a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic: site of the first permanent English settlement in North America; consists of a low-lying deeply indented coast rising inland to the Piedmont plateau and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Capital: Richmond. Pop: 7 386 330 (2003 est). Area: 103 030 sq km (39 780 sq miles)
Abbreviation: Va, (with zip code) VA
Cultural definitions for richmond (1 of 2)
notes for Richmond
Capital of the
Confederacy during the
Civil War.
Cultural definitions for richmond (2 of 2)
Virginia
State in the eastern United States bordered by West Virginia and Maryland to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, and Kentucky to the west. Its capital is Richmond, and its largest city is Virginia Beach.
notes for Virginia
One of the
thirteen colonies. The first permanent English settlement in
North America was at
Jamestown, founded in the early seventeenth century.
notes for Virginia
Named for Queen
Elizabeth I, the “Virgin Queen.”
notes for Virginia
One of the
Confederate states during the
Civil War.