Definitions for JEFFERSON
ˈdʒɛf ər sənjef·fer·son

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1. Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, President Jeffersonnoun

   3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

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1. Jeffersonnoun

   A two-dollar bill.

2. Jeffersonnoun

   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.

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1. Jefferson

   Jefferson is a historic city in Marion County in northeastern Texas, United States. The population was 2,024 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marion County, Texas, and is situated in East Texas. The city is a tourism center, with popular attractions including: Jay Gould's Railroad car, the Sterne Fountain, Jefferson Carnegie Library, Excelsior House, the House of the Four Seasons, and the bayous formed by Big Cypress Bayou located in and around the city.

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1. jefferson

   Song lyrics by jefferson -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by jefferson on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Jefferson

   The name of a river, a city, and a mount in the United States, after Thomas Jefferson, the third President.

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1. JEFFERSON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jefferson is ranked #615 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Jefferson surname appeared 55,179 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 19 would have the surname Jefferson.
   
   74.2% or 40,965 total occurrences were Black.
   17.4% or 9,629 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 1,953 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 1,363 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 1,048 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.4% or 221 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce JEFFERSON?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of JEFFERSON in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of JEFFERSON in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of JEFFERSON in a Sentence

1. John Adams, On his bed, not knowing Jefferson had died only a few hours earlier-July 4th, 1826:

   Thomas Jefferson still lives.

2. Landon Luther:

   Neither Luther nor Jefferson was like finding a needle in a haystack, larry Jefferson considers Larry Jefferson a Santa for all.

3. John F. Kennedy:

   ...probably the greatest concentration of talent and genius in this house except for perhaps those times when Thomas Jefferson ate alone.

4. Marc Short:

   I think that there is, as well, a cherished tradition at Thomas Jefferson’s university, hopefully, of welcoming diversity of opinion, i hope that the message is n’t that anyone who worked in the administration ca n’t work at a university.

5. Jason Miyares:

   I have said before – in America about the only state-sanctioned form of bigotry is anti-Asian bigotry, and it is wrong and we’re going to hold folks accountable, to the extent that withholding of any of these awards at Thomas Jefferson High School was based on race, national origin or any other protected status under the Virginia human rights act, that is unlawful.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=JEFFERSON
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jefferson
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=JEFFERSON
4. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=JEFFERSON
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html