English Explanatory Dictionary

Richmond

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A common place name (Richmonds on Wikipedia):
  2. A number of places in Australia:
  3. A town in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. A town and locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland.
  5. An urban inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
  6. A town in the City of Clarence, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
  7. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
  8. An electoral division in New South Wales, Australia.
  9. A number of places in Canada:
  10. A city on Lulu Island, in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia.
  11. A residential neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta.
  12. A former urban neighbourhood in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Richmond.wav

Word forms

Richmond

Etymology

From Middle English Rychemund, from a name cognate to French Richemont (“town in Normandy”). Equivalent to rich + mound.

Derived words

Mount Richmond Richmond County Richmonder Richmond Heights Richmond Hill Richmondian Richmond Lowlands Richmond Plains Richmondshire Richmond upon Thames Richmond Vale Richmond Valley

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 列治文 Chinese Mandarin: 里士滿 Chinese Mandarin: 里奇蒙 Korean: 리치먼드 Lithuanian: Ričmondas Marathi: रिचमंड Russian: Ри́чмонд
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