All Definitions for Jefferson
Below are all the dictionary definitions of jefferson:
1An English surname originating as a patronymic
2(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.
3A male given name transferred from the surname.
4A place in the United States:
5A two-dollar bill.
6An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
7An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
8An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
9A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia.
10A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa.
11A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
12A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland.
13An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota.
14A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
15A town and census-designated place therein, in Schoharie County, New York.
16A town, the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina.
17A village, the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio.
18A city in Marion County, Oregon.
19A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
20A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
21A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
22A city, the county seat of Marion County, Texas.
23A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
24A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
25A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it.
26A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
27A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
28A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jefferson Township.
29A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
30An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
31An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
32A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
33A village in Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
34A small town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
35A minor city in Union County, South Dakota.
36A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
37Ellipsis of Jefferson City. [The capital city of Missouri, United States, and the county seat of Cole County.]
38Ellipsis of Jefferson Parish. [One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Gretna.]
39Ellipsis of Jefferson County. [One of 67 counties in Alabama, United States. County seat: Birmingham.]
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