Takoma
D.C. Metro stop
Takoma is a place name appearing in several locations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including Takoma Park, Maryland.
The name derives from Mount Tacoma (now Mount Rainier), itself from a Native American word meaning "snowy peak" or "mother of waters." The spelling distinguishes it from Tacoma, Washington.
American seat of government
- MarylandMid-Atlantic U.S. state
- MetroBranded urban transit
- bungalowsOne-story detached houses
- historic districtProtected area of significance
walkable · residential · leafy · progressive · arts district · cottages · porches · tree-lined
Branded urban transit
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- platformRaised flat structure
- transitMovement between places
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
subway · transfer · ridership · fare · escalator · parking · rush hour · Maryland
Favoring reform and innovation
- co-opMember-owned organization
- organicFrom living matter
- activistVigorous cause champion
- liberalOpen to reform
alternative · hippie · farmers market · peace · environmentalist · quirky · eclectic · bohemian
Township in Middlesex County
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- nativeOriginating from a place
- tribalOf a clan
- PotomacMid-Atlantic river
ancestral · pre-colonial · place name · indigenous · etymology · original inhabitants · Chesapeake
Washington DC
American seat of government
historic district · walkable · residential · leafy · progressive · arts district · cottages · porches · tree-lined · community
Metro
Branded urban transit
train · subway · transfer · ridership · fare · escalator · parking · rush hour · Maryland · rail
progressive
Favoring reform and innovation
liberal · alternative · hippie · farmers market · peace · environmentalist · quirky · eclectic · bohemian · independent shops
Piscataway
Township in Middlesex County
- AlgonquianNorth American language family
- nativeOriginating from a place
- tribalOf a clan
Potomac · ancestral · pre-colonial · place name · indigenous · etymology · original inhabitants · Chesapeake
TakomaMcLean
Virginia suburb, spy headquarters
Potomac · Great Falls · Georgetown · Chevy Chase · Fairfax