Concord - Definition and Overview

The word Concord comes from the Roman goddess Concordia (goddess of agreement and understanding), and is the name of several places and things around the world:

• Concord, New South Wales, Australia
• Concord, Ontario, Canada
• Concord, California, USA
• Concord, Massachusetts, USA
• Concord, Michigan, USA
• Concord, New Hampshire, USA
• Concord, North Carolina, USA
• Concord, Ohio, USA
• Concord, Vermont, USA
• Concord, Virginia, USA
• Concord Township in Champaign, Delaware, Fayette, Highland, Lake, Miami, or Ross County, Ohio, USA
• Concord Township, Pennsylvania, USA
• A section of Staten Island, New York, USA, located on the island's East Shore

Concord also can refer to:

• Concord, was the original 1963 spelling for the supersonic passenger plane in Britain, in France it was called Concorde, in 1967 the British Government announced that it would change their spelling to Concorde.
• Concord, a variety of grape.
• The word concord, meaning agreement or assent