Williamsburg

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proper noun

A statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado.

CommonScrabble 20

Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Williamsburgh

  1. The name of many places in the USA.
    1. A statutory town in Fremont County, Colorado.
    2. A home rule city, the county seat of Whitley County, Kentucky.
    3. A neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York.

      Fresh handmade mochi is harder to find, but Tomoko Kato cooks a batch three times a week at Patisserie Tomoko in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

      2016 June 27, Tejal Rao, “Making Mochi, a Japanese Treat That’s All About Texture”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2021
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      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.”

      2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 276

Origin

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

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APA

Williamsburg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Williamsburg

MLA

“Williamsburg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Williamsburg. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Williamsburg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Williamsburg.

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