What does "jamestown" mean?
Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; The capital city of Saint Helena.
Jamestown
name
name ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; The capital city of Saint Helena.
- Grammar: jamestown is listed as name.
- Nearest alternatives: colonial, historic jamestown site, jamestown archaeological site, jamestown colony.
- Useful contrasts: contemporary, modern, uncolonized region.
- Usage evidence: Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607.
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; The capital city of Saint Helena.
- 2 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A town in the Mid North region, South Australia.
- 3 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A district of the city of Accra, Ghana.
- 4 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A townland in Churchtown civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
- 5 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A townland in Conry civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
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- 6 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A small village in County Laois, Ireland.
- 7 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
- 8 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A ghost town in Southland, New Zealand.
- 9 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A place in Scotland:; A hamlet south of Strathpeffer, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH4756).
- 10 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A place in Scotland:; A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area (OS grid ref NS3981).
- 11 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A place in Scotland:; A hamlet south of Inverkeithing, Fife council area (OS grid ref NT1281).
- 12 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- 13 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
- 14 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A former settlement in the Colony of Virginia, established in 1607 and named after King James I of England.
"Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607."
- 15 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
- 16 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado.
- 17 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
- 18 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small community in Ware County, Georgia.
- 19 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; named after its founder, James Mattock.
- 20 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
- 21 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
- 22 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; The original name of New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana.
- 23 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A tiny city in Cloud County, Kansas.
- 24 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A community in the city of Dayton, Kentucky.
- 25 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.
- 26 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
- 27 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Moniteau County, Missouri.
- 28 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.
- 29 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
- 30 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.
- 31 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Greene County, Ohio.
- 32 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
- 33 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
- 34 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
- 35 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Newport County, Rhode Island; named after King James II of England.
- 36 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A tiny town in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
- 37 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.
- 38 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
- 39 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
- 40 Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
Synonyms
All synonyms colonialhistoric jamestown sitejamestown archaeological sitejamestown colonyjamestown settlementplace name
Antonyms
Example
"Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "jamestown"?
Common synonyms include: colonial, historic jamestown site, jamestown archaeological site, jamestown colony, jamestown settlement, place name.
How do you use "jamestown" in a sentence?
Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607.
Etymology
From James + town.