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potomac
/pəˈtoʊmək/
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What does potomac mean?
proper noun
- A river that flows along the borders of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and through Washington, United States.
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
- A village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
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proper noun
- The asteroid (1345) Potomac.
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But from the Potomac to the mouth of the Mississippi the coast is sandy and flat.
For the rest the facilities for launching were supplied by a houseboat moored on the Potomac.
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We also have the only full team that has gone through all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac.
PERCY found Leonardtown almost in the center of St. Mary county, situated on Breton bay, an arm of the lower Potomac.
Soon after nine o’clock we come to Potomac Creek, where we are to land; and then comes the oddest part of the journey.