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Richmond

rich·mond

UK/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənd/ US/ˈrɪtʃmʌnd/ fairly common

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capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War

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

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