Meaning of Williams | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
2. An English surname originating as a patronymic of common usage in Wales and England.
   countable, uncountable
3. An Irish surname originating as a patronymic, an adopted anglicization of Mac Uilliam (McWilliam).
   countable, uncountable
4. A placename:
   countable, uncountable
5. A number of places in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
6. A city in Coconino County, Arizona; named for frontiersman Old Bill Williams.
   countable, uncountable
7. A city in Colusa County, California; named for early resident W. H. Williams.
   countable, uncountable
8. An unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.
   countable, uncountable
9. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Indiana.
   countable, uncountable
10. A census-designated place in Lawrence County, Indiana; named for postmaster Byrd E. Williams.
    countable, uncountable
11. A minor city in Hamilton County, Iowa.
    countable, uncountable
12. A township in Bay County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
13. A minor city in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; named for early settlers William Mason and George Williams.
    countable, uncountable
14. A township in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
    countable, uncountable
15. A ghost town in Thayer County, Nebraska; named for the founders' son, William.
    countable, uncountable
16. A census-designated place in Josephine County, Oregon; named for nearby Williams Creek, itself for Army Captain Robert Williams.
    countable, uncountable
17. A township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
18. A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
    countable, uncountable
19. A town in Colleton County, South Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
20. A river in Oregon.
    countable, uncountable
21. A river in Vermont; named for Puritan minister John Williams.
    countable, uncountable
22. A river in West Virginia.
    countable, uncountable
23. A place in Australia:
    countable, uncountable
24. A river in New South Wales.
    countable, uncountable
25. A town and local government area (the Shire of Williams) in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia; named for the nearby Williams River.
    countable, uncountable
26. A river in Western Australia; probably named for William IV of the United Kingdom.
    countable, uncountable

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Examples

““I like to put it simply,” says Randy “R Dub!” Williams, a late-night “slow jams” DJ from San Diego who’s also known as “the Sultan of Slowjamastan.” “I ran out of countries, so I created my own.” […] Now that Williams is set to complete his lifetime goal of visiting every country in the world, he’s inviting tourists to visit the Republic of Slowjamastan as he plans to create the world’s foremost “micronation.””

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