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

CEL Critical Power, which specializes in data center power solutions, plans to expand an Amazon data center opened last year in Williamsburg, Va., that would double the number of employees to 500 by 2030, according to Enterprise Ireland.

From The Wall Street Journal

Currently, “Abstract Expressionists: The Women,” an ambitious survey circulated by the American Federation of Arts, is at Williamsburg’s Muscarelle Museum of Art.

From The Wall Street Journal

By the time Bildstein arrived, neighborhoods such as Williamsburg and Bushwick were awash with semilegal venues.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2015, he and his partners opened an outdoor party space they called the Brooklyn Mirage in a lot next to a defunct warehouse in Williamsburg.

From The Wall Street Journal

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