Richmond
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/
rhymes: -ɪtʃmənd
Etymology: From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.
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A town in the City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales.
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A town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland.
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An urban inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
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A town in Tasmania.
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An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
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An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
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A city on Lulu Island, in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia.
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A residential neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
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A former urban neighbourhood in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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A village and former municipality of Ottawa, Ontario.
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A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
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A rural community of Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
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A town in the region of Estrie, Quebec.
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A town in south-west Greater London; in full, Richmond upon Thames (OS grid ref TQ1875).
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A market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ1701).
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A suburb and ward in Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4085).
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A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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A market town in Saint Mary parish, Jamaica.
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A town, the seat of Tasman district, in the north of the South Island, New Zealand.
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A minor suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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A small settlement in North Otago district, Otago, New Zealand.
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A town in the Karoo region, Northern Cape, South Africa.
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A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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An unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama, also known as Warrenton.
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An unincorporated community in Little River County, Arkansas.
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A sizable port city in Contra Costa County, California.
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A neighborhood of San Francisco, California; in full, Richmond District.
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A village in McHenry County, Illinois.
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A city, the county seat of Wayne County, Indiana.
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A tiny city in Franklin County, Kansas.
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A home rule city, the county seat of Madison County, Kentucky.
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A village in Madison Parish, Louisiana.
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A town and census-designated place in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
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A town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
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A city in Macomb County and St. Clair County, Michigan.
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A small city in Stearns County, Minnesota.
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A city, the county seat of Ray County, Missouri.
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A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
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A town in Ontario County, New York.
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A former borough of New York City; since 1975, the borough of Staten Island.
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A village in Jefferson County, Ohio.
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An unincorporated community in Wheeler County, Oregon.
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A neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.
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A town in Washington County, Rhode Island.
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A city, the county seat of Fort Bend County, Texas.
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A small city in Cache County, Utah.
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A town in Chittenden County, Vermont.
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The capital city of Virginia.
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A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
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A town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
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A town and unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
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A number of townships, listed under Richmond Township.
glosses: An English dukedom.
examples: text: Be cheerful, Richmond; for the wronged souls
Of butcher'd princes fight in thy behalf:
King Henry's issue, Richmond, comforts thee.
ref: c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
glosses: A surname derived from the English place name.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
Derived terms: Richmond County
Richmond Heights
Richmond Hill
Richmondian
Richmondshire
Richmond upon Thames
Richmond Valley