Williamsburg

[wil-yuhmz-burg]

noun

1. a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.

Williamsburg

/ 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)

Example Sentences

The mozzarella comes from a 100-year-old family business in Williamsburg.

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China made over $25 billion in financial commitments to build infrastructure in Iran between 2000 and 2023, according to AidData, a research lab at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Sinosure had a direct role in 16 of the 54 documented deals.

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At Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, chef Tomoko offers a multi-course dessert and wine pairing.

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I’m sure it’s a point of pride for the author of “Hillbilly Elegy” that he has not been to Williamsburg or Bushwick or Dumbo or the other Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods that went heavily for Mamdani.

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Same for two other Brooklyn residents: Leah Abrams, a 29-year-old writer in Williamsburg, has gone five years without Amazon, and Michael Kulikowski, a 34-year-old architect in Brooklyn in Carroll Gardens, hasn’t used it in several months.

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