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Richmond in British English
(ˈrɪtʃmənd)
noun
1.
a borough of Greater London, on the River Thames: formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of Barnes, Richmond, and Twickenham; site of Hampton Court Palace and the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Pop: 179 200 (2003 est). Area: 55 sq km (21 sq miles)
Official name: Richmond-upon-Thames2.
a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: Norman castle. Pop: 8178 (2001)
3.
a port in E Virginia, the state capital, at the falls of the James River: developed after the establishment of a trading post (1637); scene of the Virginia Conventions of 1774 and 1775; Confederate capital in the American Civil War. Pop: 194 729 (2003 est)
4.
a county of SW New York City: coextensive with Staten Island borough; consists of Staten Island and several smaller islands
Richmond in American English
(ˈrɪtʃmənd)
1. Obsolete
Staten Island (the borough)
2.
capital of Va.; seaport on the James River: pop. 198,000
3.
seaport in W Calif., on San Francisco Bay: pop. 99,000
4.
borough of SW Greater London, England: pop. 161,000
: in full ˈRichmond-on-ˈThames (ˈrɪtʃməndɑnˈtɛmz) Word origin
Richmond, N.Y., named after Duke of Richmond, son of Charles II; other U.S. cities after the London boroughImage ofRichmond
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