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

Researchers examined home sales data from the Richmond area on the outskirts of Sydney, along with 2019 and 2023 flood maps for the region.

From Science Daily

Bluesky provided a status notice from Cogent Communications that said some customers using part of its network located between Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina, and Richmond, Virginia, had temporarily lost connectivity.

From BBC

By the time Podesta and Richmond had taken the stage, the party had stopped, people had left, and those who remained looked forlorn.

From Los Angeles Times

Jurors on Wednesday heard about Mr Khalife's family life and childhood, having been born in Marylebone and growing up in the Richmond area of west London.

From BBC

Across town in the Richmond district the day before, volunteers for Mark Farrell, another leading candidate, rode the trolley with him while sporting blue sweatshirts printed with Farrell’s smiling face.

From Los Angeles Times