Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: Potomac  pu'tow-muk
  1. 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
    - Potomac River
     
  2. Term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C.

Type of: American capital, capital of the United States, river, Washington, Washington D.C.

Part of: Free State, Maryland, MD, Mountain State, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Old Line State, VA, Virginia, West Virginia, WV

Encyclopedia: Potomac, IL Potomac, Illinois Potomac Potomac,Virginia Potomac, VA Potomac, Virginia Potomac, MD Potomac, Maryland