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Potomac

[puh-toh-muh k]
noun
  1. a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
  2. a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
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British Dictionary definitions for potomac river

Potomac

noun
  1. a river in the E central US, rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia: flows northeast, then generally southeast to Chesapeake Bay. Length (from the confluence of headstreams): 462 km (287 miles)
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Word Origin and History for potomac river

Potomac

river in eastern U.S., from Algonquian Patowmeck, originally the name of a native village in Virginia, perhaps literally "something brought."

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potomac river in Culture

Potomac River

[(puh-toh-muhk)]

A river that divides Washington, D.C., from Virginia.

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Note

Sometimes used to refer loosely to Washington, D.C.: “Along the Potomac today, Congress met to vote on the budget.”
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