1. A river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
   - Potomac River
    
2. Term sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C

Type of: American capital, capital of the United States, river, Washington, Washington D.C.

Part of: Free State, Maryland, MD, Md., Mountain State, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Old Line State, VA, Va., Virginia, W.V., West Virginia, WV

Encyclopedia: Potomac, Montana