Mount Vernon

  1. home & burial place of George Washington in N Va., on the Potomac, near Washington, D.C.
  2. city in SE N.Y.: suburb of New York City: pop. 68,000

    Origin: after the historic site

Origin: after Brit Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757)

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An estate of northeast Virginia on the Potomac River near Washington, D.C. It was the home of George Washington from 1752 until his death in 1799. The mansion, built in 1743 by Lawrence Washington, George's half-brother, has been restored and is open to the public.

A city of southeast New York adjacent to the Bronx. Primarily residential, it was laid out as a planned community in the 1850s. Population: 68,400.

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