Williamsburg

English

Alternative forms

• Williamsburgh (obsolete)

Etymology

• From Williams +‎ -burg.
  • (Brooklyn): Named after Jonathan Williams.
• From William +‎ -s- +‎ -burg.
  • (Indiana): Named after its founder William Johnson.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Williamsburg

1. The name of many places in the USA.
   1. A statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado.
   2. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
   3. A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
   4. A commercial district of Dunwoody, Georgia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Indiana.
   6. A city in Iowa County, Iowa.
   7. A small city in Franklin County, Kansas.
   8. A home rule city, the county seat of Whitley County, Kentucky.
   9. An unincorporated community in Dorchester County, Maryland.
   10. A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
   11. An unincorporated community in Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
   12. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri.
   13. A village in Sierra County, New Mexico.
   14. A neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York.
       • 2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 276:

         These days, Williamsburg is trust fund baby central, its main thoroughfares crowded with boutiques offering sample sizes and tax write-offs, and small eateries trying to start the next trend like “kimchi gnocchi pizza.”

   15. A village in Clermont County, Ohio.
   16. A borough of Blair County, Pennsylvania.
   17. An independent city, the county seat of James City County, Virginia.
   18. A ghost town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Williamsburg County