Potomac

/pəˈtoʊmək/

Other forms: Potomacs

Definitions of Potomac

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: Potomac River

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   river

   a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
2. noun

   term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.
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   American capital, Washington, Washington D.C., capital of the United States

   the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791