Richmond

[rich-muhnd]

noun

1. former name of Staten Island.

2. a port in and the capital of Virginia, in the eastern part on the James River: capital of the Confederacy 1861–65.

3. Also called Richmond-upon-Thames. a borough of Greater London, England, on the Thames River: site of Kew Gardens.

4. a seaport in western California, on San Francisco Bay.

5. a city in eastern Indiana.

6. a city in eastern central Kentucky.

7. a male given name.

Richmond

/ ˈrɪtʃmənd /

noun

1. Official name: Richmond-upon-Thames. 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)

2. a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: Norman castle. Pop: 8178 (2001)

3. 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)

4. a county of SW New York City: coextensive with Staten Island borough; consists of Staten Island and several smaller islands

Richmond

1. The capital of Virginia.

Capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Example Sentences

Anti-Israel resolutions have passed in Oakland, Stanton, Burbank and Richmond, where the progressive-controlled City Council accused Israel of “ethnic cleansing” and “apartheid.”

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But to her surprise, she was then stopped by three enforcement officers at the bus stop near Richmond station and fined under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

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They appear in the museum just as they looked when they were removed from parks and plazas in Richmond and Charlottesville, Va., respectively.

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Lady Annabel was the mother of six children from her two marriages, including Zac, who was Conservative MP for Richmond Park for eight years and who ran for mayor of London in 2016.

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As investigators pursue the criminal case, the victimized merchants and Richmond, Va.-based Brink’s have engaged in a lengthy legal battle centered on the value of the stolen goods.

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