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Williamsburg

Williamsburg proper noun: a statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado.

Proper noun

Williamsburg

  1. A statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado.
  2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
  3. A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
  4. A commercial district of Dunwoody, Georgia.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
  6. A city in Iowa County, Iowa.
  7. A small city in Franklin County, Kansas.
  8. A home rule city, the county seat of Whitley County, Kentucky.
  9. An unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland.
  10. A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  11. An unincorporated community in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
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  1. A village in Sierra County, New Mexico.
  2. A neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York.
    • Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021
    • These days, Williamsburg is trust fund baby central, its main thoroughfares crowded with boutiques offering sample sizes and tax write-offs, and small eateries trying to start the next trend like “kimchi gnocchi pizza.”2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 276
  3. A village in Clermont County, Ohio.
  4. A borough of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
  5. An independent city, the county seat of James City County, Virginia.
  6. A ghost town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

Forms of Williamsburg

alternative form (obsolete)Williamsburgh

Origin of Williamsburg

* From Williams + -burg. ** (Brooklyn): Named after Jonathan Williams. * From William + -s- + -burg. ** (Indiana): Named after its founder William Johnson.

Words formed from Williamsburg

Questions about Williamsburg

What does Williamsburg mean?
Williamsburg means a statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado.
What part of speech is Williamsburg?
Williamsburg is a proper noun.

Words near Williamsburg in the dictionary

  1. Williams elfin facies syndrome
  2. Williams Landing
  3. Williams syndrome
  4. Williams-Beuren syndrome
  5. Williams-Campbell syndrome
  6. Williamsburg
  7. Williamsburg County
  8. Williamsburger
  9. Williamsburgers
  10. Williamsburgh
  11. Williamsdale

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