Jefferson

//ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A two-dollar bill. US, slang

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

Proper Noun
  1. 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

    "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."

  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A place in the United States:; A town in Lincoln County, Maine. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A place in the United States:; A village in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A place in the United States:; A town in Coos County, New Hampshire. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A place in the United States:; A town and census-designated place therein, in Schoharie County, New York. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A place in the United States:; A town, the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A village, the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A small town in Grant County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A city in Marion County, Oregon. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A place in the United States:; A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A place in the United States:; A borough in York County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A place in the United States:; A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A minor city in Union County, South Dakota. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Marion County, Texas. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  22. 27
    A place in the United States:; A town in Green County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  24. 29
    A place in the United States:; A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it. countable, uncountable
  25. 30
    A place in the United States:; A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  27. 32
    A place in the United States:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jefferson Township. countable, uncountable
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    A place in the United States:; Ellipsis of Jefferson Parish. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  29. 34
    A place in the United States:; Ellipsis of Jefferson County. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  30. 35
    A place in the United States:; Ellipsis of Jefferson City. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  31. 36
    A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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president jeffersonthomas jeffersontom

Example

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"And when the first Muslim-American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Koran that one of our Founding Fathers – Thomas Jefferson – kept in his personal library."

Etymology

From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.

Related phrases

County of JeffersonJefferson CityJefferson CountyJefferson DavisJefferson Davis CountyJefferson Davis ParishJefferson ParishJefferson diskJefferson methodJefferson-Jackson dinnerParish of JeffersonThomas Jefferson

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