Williamsburg

/ˈwɪljəmzbɜːɡ/

/ˈwɪljəmzbɜːrɡ/

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a historic US town in south-eastern Virginia. It was settled in 1633 as Middle Plantation but soon named after the English king William III. It was the capital of the colony from 1699 to 1779. The College of William and Mary was established there in 1693. The 18th-century town was built again in the 1930s as Colonial Williamsburg and is now very popular with tourists.威廉斯堡（Williamsburg）：位於弗吉尼亞州東南部的美國歷史名鎮。它於1633年定居爲中間種植園，但很快以英國國王威廉三世的名字命名。1699年至1779年，這裏是殖民地的首府。威廉和瑪麗學院於1693年在那建立。這個18世紀的小鎮在1930年代重新建造爲威廉斯堡殖民地，如今受到遊客的歡迎。