Williamsburg

American  

[wil-yuhmz-burg] / ˈwɪl yəmzˌbɜrg /

noun

1. a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.

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Williamsburg British  

/ ˈwɪljəmzˌbɜːɡ /

noun

1. a city in SE Virginia: the capital of Virginia (1693–1779); the restoration of large sections of the colonial city was begun in 1926. Pop: 11 605 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

But there was another set that was vital for this performance: a New York City backdrop that included a bodega, a barbershop and a bar modeled after Toñitas, a famous Caribbean social club in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

From Los Angeles Times

Since the 1970s, Toñitas has become a symbol of resistance amid growing gentrification in the neighborhood, where businesses owned by people of color have been shuttered and longtime Williamsburg residents pushed out by exorbitant rent hikes.

From Los Angeles Times

“I do not think foreign help can shift the needle that much. This is about the balance of power on the ground,” said Peyman Jafari, an expert on Iranian social movements at William & Mary university in Williamsburg, VA.

From The Wall Street Journal

The son and grandson of Episcopal priests, Francis Hopkinson Craighill III, known as Frank, was born May 20, 1939, and grew up in Williamsburg, Va. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a law degree at the University of Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The gap between the population and the state has become unbridgeable without major compromises,” said Peyman Jafari, an expert on Iranian social movements at The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. “I cannot see how, without major changes, the old guard can survive.”

From The Wall Street Journal