» potomac
Noun (2 meanings)
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 is an instance of:
- river (noun) - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
potomac is a part of:
- Maryland, Old Line State, Free State, MD (noun) - a Mid-Atlantic state
- Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA (noun) - a state in the eastern United States
- West Virginia, Mountain State, WV (noun) - a state in east central United States
2. term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C..
potomac is an instance of:
- Washington, Washington D.C., American capital, capital of the United States (noun) - the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca