Meanings
proper noun
- A county of Nova Scotia, Canada.First known use 1835
- One of 159 counties in Georgia, United States. County seat: Augusta.
- One of 62 counties in New York, United States, which is coterminous with Staten Island.
- One of 100 counties in North Carolina, United States. County seat: Rockingham.
- One of 95 counties in Virginia, United States. County seat: Warsaw.
Origin
The county of Nova Scotia is named after colonial administrator Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond (1764 - 1819).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Richmond County
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Richmond County. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richmond%20County
MLA
“Richmond County.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richmond%20County. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Richmond County,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Richmond%20County.
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