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richmond

/ˈɹɪtʃmənd/

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proper noun

  1. A town in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland.
  3. An urban inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
More meanings (52)

proper noun

  1. A town in the City of Clarence, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  2. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
  3. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A city on Lulu Island, in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia.
  5. A residential neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
  6. A former urban neighbourhood in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  7. A village and former municipality of Ottawa, Ontario.
  8. A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  9. A rural community of Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
  10. A town in the region of Estrie, Quebec.
  11. A town in south-west Greater London; in full, Richmond upon Thames (OS grid ref TQ1875).
  12. A market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1701).
  13. A suburb and ward in Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4085).
  14. A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
  15. A market town in Saint Mary parish, Jamaica.
  16. A town, the seat of Tasman district, in the north of the South Island, New Zealand.
  17. A minor suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  18. A small settlement in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
  19. A town in the Karoo region, Northern Cape, South Africa.
  20. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  21. An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, also known as Warrenton.
  22. An unincorporated community in Little River County, Arkansas.
  23. A sizable port city in Contra Costa County, California.
  24. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California; in full, Richmond District.
  25. A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
  26. A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Indiana.
  27. A tiny city in Franklin County, Kansas.
  28. A home rule city, the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky.
  29. A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
  30. A town and census-designated place in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
  31. A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  32. A city in Macomb County and St. Clair County, Michigan.
  33. A small city in Stearns County, Minnesota.
  34. A city, the county seat of Ray County, Missouri.
  35. A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
  36. A town in Ontario County, New York.
  37. A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
  38. An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Oregon.
  39. A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
  40. A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
  41. A city, the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas.
  42. A small city in Cache County, Utah.
  43. A town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
  44. The capital city of Virginia.
  45. A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  46. A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
  47. A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
  48. A number of townships, listed under Richmond Township.
  49. An English dukedom.
  50. A surname derived from the English place name.
  51. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  52. (archaic) A former borough of New York City; since 1975, the borough of Staten Island.

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Several months had elapsed since she left Richmond, and all her thoughts were centred on the fate of her dear Clotelle.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
If I do not get some before I arrive at Richmond, I will there have some printed and transmitted to you.
William Dobein JamesA Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His BrigadeProject Gutenberg ebook #923
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He wore the magnificent coat and riding-suit which he had on when Marguerite last saw him at Richmond, so many hours ago.
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness OrczyThe Scarlet PimpernelProject Gutenberg ebook #60
In ten years he began to sell lots from the Richmond Hill property at the rate of five thousand dollars an acre.
Elbert HubbardJohn Jacob AstorProject Gutenberg ebook #412
He bought a barrel of it from a small factory in Richmond, but after a trial it proved to be too flimsy.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819