Meaning of Jefferson | Babel Free

Definitions

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.
   countable
2. A two-dollar bill.
   US, slang
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   countable
4. A place in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
5. An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
   countable, uncountable
6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
   countable, uncountable
7. An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
   countable, uncountable
8. A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia.
   countable, uncountable
9. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
   countable, uncountable
10. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
11. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
    countable, uncountable
12. A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
    countable, uncountable
13. A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
    countable, uncountable
14. A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland.
    countable, uncountable
15. A village in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    countable, uncountable
16. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
17. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
    countable, uncountable
18. A town and census-designated place therein, in Schoharie County, New York.
    countable, uncountable
19. A town, the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
20. A village, the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio.
    countable, uncountable
21. A small town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
    countable, uncountable
22. A city in Marion County, Oregon.
    countable, uncountable
23. A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
24. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
25. A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
26. A minor city in Union County, South Dakota.
    countable, uncountable
27. A city, the county seat of Marion County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
28. A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
29. A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
30. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
31. A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it.
    countable, uncountable
32. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
33. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
    countable, uncountable
34. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jefferson Township.
    countable, uncountable
35. Ellipsis of Jefferson Parish.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
36. Ellipsis of Jefferson County.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
37. Ellipsis of Jefferson City.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
38. A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance.”

“Revered by the Monacan tribe as a sacred place, Natural Bridge was later purchased by Thomas Jefferson, who kept it in his estate for the rest of his life.”

“Ellis starts with Jefferson and race, writing that the Virginian, who began his career with a failed attempt to make emancipation easier, was “thoroughly embedded in the twin American dilemmas of slavery and racism […]”.”

“"Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes."”

CEFR level