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Jefferson en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/ (US)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (US, slang) A two-dollar bill.
    • "Gambling's not my form of masochism," said Carl. "Huh?" "So how much?" "The wad's mostly ones. Some Jeffersons. Two or three Abes." 1996, J. Madison Davis, And the Angels Sing, page 210:

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Jefferson en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/ (US)
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/ (UK)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable) 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.
    • 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. 2018 July 17, Autumn Spanne, “Check out these crazy rock formations across the United States”, in CNN:
    • 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 […]”. 2019 November 28, John S. Gardner, “American Dialogue review: elegant history meets the Trump era”, in The Guardian:
    • 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. 2011 October 28, Alonzo L. Hamby, “Would Jefferson Make the Cut?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2021:
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Georgia.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Clinton County, Indiana.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Greene County, Iowa.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Lincoln County, Maine.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in the town of Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
  14. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Houston County, Minnesota.
  15. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
  16. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and census-designated place therein, in Schoharie County, New York.
  17. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town, the county seat of Ashe County, North Carolina.
  18. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village, the county seat of Ashtabula County, Ohio.
  19. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
  20. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Marion County, Oregon.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
  22. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in York County, Pennsylvania.
  23. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
  24. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Union County, South Dakota.
  25. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Marion County, Texas.
  26. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  27. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
  28. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
  29. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, the city is partially within it.
  30. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  31. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  32. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jefferson Township.
  33. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Jefferson Parish.
  34. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Jefferson County.
  35. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ Ellipsis of Jefferson City.
  36. (countable, uncountable) A community in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.

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Deriveds

Port Jefferson · Jefferson County · Jefferson-Jackson dinner · County of Jefferson · Jefferson City · Jeffersontown · Thomas Jefferson · Jefferson disk · jeffersonite · Jefferson Davis Parish · Jefferson Parish · Parish of Jefferson · Jefferson Davis · Jefferson method · Jeffersonville · Jeffersonian · Jefferson Davis County

Relateds

Jeffers

Translations (14)

te జెఫెర్సన్ (surname) · ka ჯეფერსონი (surname) · ko 제퍼슨 (surname) · hi जेफरसन (surname) · ja ジェファーソン (surname) · he ג׳פרסון (surname) · ar جَفَرْسُون (surname) · th เจฟเฟอร์สัน (surname) · mk Џеферсон (surname) · mr जेफरसन (surname) · bn জেফারসন (surname) · lt Džefersonas (surname) · cmn 傑斐遜 /杰斐逊 (surname) · ru Дже́фферсон (surname)

wikipedia: Thomas Jefferson