Richmond

American  

[rich-muhnd] / ˈrɪtʃ mənd /

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.

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Richmond British  

/ 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

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Richmond Cultural  

1. The capital of Virginia.

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Capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Example Sentences

The Woods – I’ve been to a handful of consumption lounges—from San Diego to Las Vegas to Richmond, Illinois—and this one is easily my favorite.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

British Columbians freaked out in August when the province’s supreme court ruled that the Cowichan First Nation has Aboriginal title to some 800 acres in Richmond, just south of Vancouver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

After years of being inundated by requests to start troops across the country, the Radical Monarchs spread to nearby cities like San Francisco, Richmond and Alameda and as far as Denver, New York and Minneapolis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Fed officials making comments include Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson talking at 10:30 a.m. and Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaking at 11:00 a.m.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

About five years old at the time, Isaac was one of the youngest in a group of enslaved people who were in Richmond serving Thomas Jefferson, the man Isaac called “Old Master.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis