Richmond

[ rich-muhnd ]

noun

1. former name of Staten Island ( def 2 ).
2. a port in and the capital of Virginia, in the eastern part on the James River: capital of the Confederacy 1861–65.
3. a borough of Greater London, England, on the Thames River: site of Kew Gardens. Also called Rich·mond-up·on-Thames [rich, -m, uh, nd-, uh, -pon-, temz, -pawn-].
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.

Richmond

/ ˈrɪtʃmənd /

noun

1. 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) Official nameRichmond-upon-Thames
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

Richmond

1. The capital of Virginia .

Notes

Capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War .

Example Sentences

Diversity Richmond and Virginia Pride on Tuesday announced they will merge.

From Washington Blade

Richmond has an unusually low number of settlements in our data set.

From FiveThirtyEight

Because there are only four teams in the south, JMU will play its division rivals — Elon, William & Mary and Richmond — twice apiece to make a six-game conference schedule.

From Washington Post

Richmond and many others believe the district fails to acknowledge this fact and to engage the community in a way that would help solve problems.

From Voice of San Diego

Richmond, who keeps his distance whenever he’s not serving or clearing dishes, sprinkles fun facts throughout the evening.

From Washington Post

I was a part of this tour, debating Meyer in Richmond, Virginia in April.

From The Daily Beast

“He helped bring national attention to it,” said Mike Parker, one of the leaders of the Richmond Progressive Alliance.

From The Daily Beast

More than 500 people attended a rally that Sanders headlined in Richmond.

From The Daily Beast

The remains have also been sent to the chief medical examiner in Richmond for official forensic identification.

From The Daily Beast

They had a party later on in Richmond with their friends, which I found at once happy but disquieting.

From The Daily Beast

Giles; aluminium and its bronze in 1864; the transfer process in 1856 by Tearne and Richmond.

From Project Gutenberg

The first coal to be mined in the United States was located near Richmond in 1745.

From Project Gutenberg

He lies at Richmond: his widow was buried here, close to the small estate upon which she had lived in retirement for years.

From Project Gutenberg

The meeting place was Richmond, and Peyton Randolph was elected president of the convention.

From Project Gutenberg

As Richmond is thePg 193 center of one of the best farming districts in Yorkshire, its market day was no doubt a typical one.

From Project Gutenberg