Potomac
pronunciation
How to pronounce Potomac in British English:
UK [pə'təumək]
How to pronounce Potomac in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- 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
- terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.
Word Origin
- Potomac
- river in eastern U.S., from Algonquian Patowmeck, originally the name of a native village in Virginia, perhaps literally "something brought."
Example
- 1. David smith is with the potomac institute for policy studies .
- 2. Expressions of interest from around the world have been received for the 12 - storey tower on the potomac river .
- 3. In fact , by failing once again to clear up america 's fundamental fiscal trouble , he and republican leaders are building brussels on the potomac .
- 4. In addition to the presidential palace in the capital city of malabo , president teodoro obiang has a summer place in cape town , south africa as well as two mansions in potomac , maryland .
- 5. If one morning I walked on top of the water across the potomac river , the headline that afternoon would read : " president can 't swim . "