potomac

listen to the pronunciation of potomac
English - English
A river in the eastern United States that flows along the borders of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia
The asteroid (1345) Potomac
A village in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
An unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
the Potomac a river in the east of the US which separates Maryland and Washington, D.C. from Virginia and West Virginia
{i} river in the eastern United States
terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D C
terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay

Related Terms

Potomac River
River, east-central U.S. Rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, it is about 287 mi (462 km) long. It flows southeast through the District of Columbia into Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable by large vessels to Washington, D.C., above which it descends in a series of rapids and falls, including Great Falls. Noted for its beauty, the Potomac is also rich in history. Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, is on its banks below Washington, D.C. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park parallels the river
potomac

    Hyphenation

    Po·to·mac

    Turkish pronunciation

    pıtōmık

    Pronunciation

    /pəˈtōmək/ /pəˈtoʊmək/

    Etymology

    () The name Potomac is a European spelling of an Algonquian name which supposedly means "river of swans." Other accounts say the name means "place where people trade" or "the place to which tribute is brought". The natives called the river above the falls Cohongorooton, translated as "river of geese", and that area was renowned in early years for an abundance of both geese and swans. The spelling of the name has been simplified over the years from Patawomeke to Patowmack in the 18th century and now Potomac. The river's name was officially decided upon as Potomac by the Board on Geographic Names in 1931.
Favorites
More...
Clear