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

As his fame rose through the early 1960, Rollins took to practising for hours every day on New York's Williamsburg Bridge.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The very public sabbatical produced one of his best-known albums, 1962's "The Bridge," and has led to proposals to rename the Williamsburg Bridge in Rollins' honor.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Blank Street’s roots trace back to 2020, when co-founders Freiha and Vinay Menda began selling coffee out of a pale-green coffee cart in the Williamsburg neighborhood of New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

I first realized I had no cellular service around 1:30 p.m. while at a photo shoot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Each day he crossed the great Williamsburg Bridge and went into the strange big city while Francie walked to her work on the north side of Brooklyn.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith