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):位于弗吉尼亚州东南部的美国历史名镇。它于1633年定居为中间种植园,但很快以英国国王威廉三世的名字命名。1699年至1779年,这里是殖民地的首府。威廉和玛丽学院于1693年在那建立。这个18世纪的小镇在1930年代重新建造为威廉斯堡殖民地,如今受到游客的欢迎。