Mount Vernon
Americannoun
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the home and tomb of George Washington in NE Virginia, on the Potomac, 15 miles (24 km) below Washington, D.C.
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a city in SE New York, near New York City.
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a city in S Illinois.
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a city in central Ohio.
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a town in NW Washington.
Example Sentences
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At Mount Vernon in Virginia - first US President George Washington's estate - a naturalisation ceremony welcomed 150 people from 50 countries as US citizens.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Mount Vernon, George Washington’s longtime plantation home, has given that trend a new twist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Shirley Xerxes from St Albans in Hertfordshire was one of the first to receive the jab at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre near Watford.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Washington retired two years later to Mount Vernon, where—perhaps inspired by the rebellion—he became a successful distiller of rye and corn whiskey.
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
He wanted only to return to Mount Vernon and the quiet life of retirement as a farmer.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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