Jefferson

American  

[jef-er-suhn] / ˈdʒɛf ər sən /

noun

1. Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor.

2. Thomas, 1743–1826, U.S. statesman, diplomat, architect, and author: 3rd president of the U.S. 1801–09.

3. a river in southwestern Montana, flowing generally northeast to join the Madison and Gallatin rivers to form the Missouri River. 225 miles (362 km) long.

4. Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northwestern Oregon, in the Cascade Range. 10,497 feet (3,199 meters).

5. Mount Jefferson, a mountain in northern New Hampshire, in the Presidential Range of the White Mountains. 5,715 feet (1,742 meters).

6. a male given name.

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Jefferson British  

/ ˌdʒɛfəˈsəʊnɪən, ˈdʒɛfəsən /

noun

1. Thomas. 1743–1826, US statesman: secretary of state (1790–93); third president (1801–09). He was the chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence (1776), the chief opponent of the centralizing policies of the Federalists under Hamilton, and effected the Louisiana Purchase (1803)

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Other Word Forms

• Jeffersonian adjective

Example Sentences

That acquisition from France by President Thomas Jefferson added land that now accounts for more than one-fourth of the area of the continental U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thomas Jefferson famously observed: “The man who never looks into a newspaper is better informed than he who reads them; inasmuch as he who knows nothing is nearer to truth.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Philip Jefferson offered a case study in the central bank’s predicament Monday, acknowledging the risk of stubborn inflation and weaker employment conditions—dueling threats that call for opposing prescriptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jefferson and Berkeley counties have another complex in the works.

From Salon

Two Navy sailors, Jefferson Jones and his pal, Sink, have been adrift on a raft for 18 days, long enough for hunger to curdle into imagination.

From Salon