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potomac

Po·to·mac
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puh-toh-muh k]
    • /pəˈtoʊ mək/
    • /pəˈto.mək/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-toh-muh k]
    • /pəˈtoʊ mək/

Definitions of potomac word

  • noun potomac 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. 1
  • noun potomac a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C. 1
  • noun potomac 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) 0
  • noun potomac river in the E U.S., forming a boundary of W.Va., Md., & Va., and flowing into Chesapeake Bay: 285 mi (459 km) 0
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potomac popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • army of the potomac

    Union forces, trained and organized by Gen. George B. McClellan, that guarded Washington, D.C., against a Confederate invasion across the Potomac and fought battles in the eastern sector during the Civil War.

  • potomac fever

    the determination or fervor to share in the power and prestige of the U.S. government in Washington, D.C., especially by being appointed or elected to a government position.

  • anacostia river

    a river in the District of Columbia flowing into the Potomac River. about 24 miles (39 km) long.

  • arlington national cemetery

    a military cemetery in Virginia, on the opposite bank of the Potomac river to Washington, D.C.; US presidents are also entitled to be buried there

  • cumberland

    (until 1974) a county of NW England, now part of Cumbria

  • district of columbia

    a federal area in the E United States, on the Potomac, coextensive with the federal capital, Washington. 69 sq. mi. (179 sq. km). Abbreviation: DC (for use with zip code), D.C.
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