English Explanatory Dictionary

Jefferson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic; (US politics) used specifically of Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), the third president of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A place in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
  5. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
  7. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia.
  8. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  9. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa.
  10. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
  11. A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
  12. A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
noun
  1. A two-dollar bill.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/ /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/ En-au-Jefferson.ogg

Word forms

Jefferson Jeffersons

Etymology

From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

Related words

Jeffers

Derived words

County of Jefferson Jefferson City Jefferson County Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis County Jefferson Davis Parish Jefferson disk Jeffersonian jeffersonite Jefferson-Jackson dinner Jefferson method Jefferson Parish Jeffersontown Jeffersonville Parish of Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
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