English noun: Potomac |
1. | Potomac (object) a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay |
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| Synonyms | Potomac River |
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| Instance hypernym | river |
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| Part meronym | Free State, Maryland, MD, Mountain State, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Old Line State, VA, Virginia, West Virginia, WV |
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2. | Potomac (location) term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C. |
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| Instance hypernym | American capital, capital of the United States, Washington, Washington D.C. |
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