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Wil·liams·burg AHD[wĭlʹyəmz-bûrg'] D.J.[ˈwɪljəmzˌbɜːg]K.K.[ˈwɪljəmzˌbɝg]NONE（无词性）- A city of southeast Virginia northwest of Newport News. Settled c. 1632, it was the capital of Virginia from 1699 to 1779 but declined after the capital was moved to Richmond. In 1926 a large-scale restoration project, financed mainly by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., was begun, in which some 700 modern buildings were removed, 83 colonial buildings were renovated, and more than 400 buildings were reconstructed on their original sites. The city is now a popular tourist center and the seat of William and Mary College (established 1693). Population, 11,530.威廉斯堡：美国弗吉尼亚州东南部一城市，位于纽波特纽斯西北方。1632年建立后，从1699到1779年是弗吉尼亚州的首府，但首府移至里士满后开始衰败。1926年主要由小约翰·D·洛克菲勒资助的大规模复兴计划开始实施，大约有700座现代建筑被迁移，83座殖民地时期的建筑被修复，400多座建筑在其原址上改建。这个城市现在是受人喜爱的旅游中心。威廉和玛丽大学（建于1693年）位于此城。人口11,530
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