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potomac

/pəˈtoʊmək/

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What does potomac mean?

proper noun

  1. A river that flows along the borders of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, and through Washington, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.
  3. A village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. The asteroid (1345) Potomac.

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IPA pronunciation

/pəˈtoʊmək/

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But from the Potomac to the mouth of the Mississippi the coast is sandy and flat.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
For the rest the facilities for launching were supplied by a houseboat moored on the Potomac.
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
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We also have the only full team that has gone through all the campaigns of the Army of the Potomac.
Harvey RileyThe Mule: A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be PutProject Gutenberg ebook #10878
PERCY found Leonardtown almost in the center of St. Mary county, situated on Breton bay, an arm of the lower Potomac.
Cyril G. (Cyril George) HopkinsThe Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #4527
Soon after nine o’clock we come to Potomac Creek, where we are to land; and then comes the oddest part of the journey.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675