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• Jefferson

  [jef-er-suh n] /ˈdʒɛf ər sən/ noun 1. Joseph, 1829–1905, U.S. actor. 2. Thomas, 1743–1826, U.S. statesman, diplomat, architect, and author: 3rd president of the U.S. 1801–09. 3. a river in SW Montana, flowing generally NE to join the Madison and Gallatin rivers to form the Missouri River. 225 miles (362 km) long. 4. Mount, a […]

• Jefferson-city

  noun 1. a city in and the capital of Missouri, in the central part, on the Missouri River. [mi-zoo r-ee, -zoo r-uh] /mɪˈzʊər i, -ˈzʊər ə/ noun, plural Missouris (especially collectively) Missouri for 3. 1. a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City. Abbreviation: MO (for use […]

• Jefferson davis

  [dey-vis] /ˈdeɪ vɪs/ noun 1. Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect. 2. Benjamin Oliver, 1877–1970, U.S. military officer: first black Army brigadier general. 3. his son, Benjamin Oliver, Jr. 1912–2002, U.S. military officer: first black Air Force lieutenant general. 4. Bette [bet-ee] /ˈbɛt i/ (Show IPA), (Ruth Elizabeth Davis) 1908–89, U.S. film actress. 5. Dwight F(illey) […]

• Jefferson-day

  noun 1. April 13, Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, a legal holiday in Alabama, sometimes celebrated by the Democratic Party by the holding of fund-raising dinners.

• Jeffersonian

  [jef-er-soh-nee-uh n] /ˌdʒɛf ərˈsoʊ ni ən/ adjective 1. pertaining to or advocating the political principles and doctrines of Thomas , especially those stressing minimum control by the central government, the inalienable rights of the individual, and the superiority of an agrarian economy and rural society. noun 2. a supporter of Thomas or Jeffersonianism. 1799 (n.), […]

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