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Concord

Concord

25 4.1
The capital city of New Hampshire on the Merrimack River
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkɒŋkərd/
translation icon : Concord (Nueva Hampshire)
  • The automated pod glided effortlessly to its destination in the city of Concord, the state's capital.
  • Concord, New Hampshire
  • Concord, Mass.
  • Concord, N.H.

Examples

  • I found him at a pet store up in Concord.

    Here on Earth (2000)

  • The snowline crossed New Hampshire west to east, retreating northward to Concord where it melted by midmorning.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Thanks for driving all the way to Concord.

    Random Hearts (1999)

  • No, we're about two hours from Concord, New Hampshire.

    Enter Nowhere (2015)

  • I got a custody lawyer down in Concord.

    Affliction (1997)

  • She says she's on her way to Concord, New Hampshire, coming from Virginia.

    Enter Nowhere (2015)

  • Thoreau was born in Concord in 1817 and returned home after graduating from Harvard in 1837.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Thanks for driving all the way to Concord.

  • I found him at a pet store up in Concord.

Compounds

Battles of Lexington and Concord
6.5

The first fights in April 1775 between American colonists and British soldiers that begin the war for independence

Concord grape
  • US
3.2

A dark purple grape grown for eating and making juice or jelly

Lexington and Concord
6.7

The first battle of the war for American independence on April 19, 1775 in Massachusetts

Surface Forms

Concord main

Etymology

Concord comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and cord 'heart', so it means 'hearts together' or agreement. So the city name suggests a place of peace or agreement, which helps you remember the meaning of Concord.