Jamestown

[ jeymz-toun ]

/ ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn /

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noun

a village in E Virginia: first permanent English settlement in North America 1607; restored 1957.

a city in SW New York.

a city in central North Dakota.

a seaport in and the capital of St. Helena, in the S Atlantic Ocean.

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Words nearby Jamestown

James-Lange theory, Jameson, jamesonite, Jameson Raid, James Range, Jamestown, James V, James VI, James VII, James, William, Jamie

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How to use Jamestown in a sentence

Following his capture and death in 1646, shot in the back by a soldier at Jamestown, resistance was broken and the once great Powhatan chiefdom collapsed.
How a Powhatan Tribal Chief Became One of Colonial America’s Greatest Military Leaders|James Horn|November 17, 2021|Time
For history lovers, upstream from where the James River enters the bay is the site of the first permanent English settlement in the New World — Jamestown.
How Earth’s tumultuous history gave the Mid-Atlantic its beloved destinations|Walter Nicklin|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
Since 1608, when Jamestown colonists executed a spy for Spain, Virginia has put more people to death than anywhere else in what’s now the United States.
With state Senate vote, Virginia moves closer to abolishing death penalty|Laura Vozzella, Gregory S. Schneider|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
After all, Spanish conquistadors arrived in the early 1500s, well before the Jamestown settlers in 1607 or the Pilgrims in 1620.
Keep the Holiday, Lose Columbus|Carrie Gibson|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1611, cannabis was planted in Jamestown, Virginia, by order of the king.
The Chronic Chronicles: A History of Pot|Roger Roffman|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Three weeks later, they had settled Jamestown, an unused bit of land the Native Americans had deemed undesirable.
Not Just Cannibalism: Seven Ways Colonial Jamestown Was a Living Hell|Nina Strochlic|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Within the first nine months of life in Jamestown, the original 104 ship passengers had dwindled down to 38.
Not Just Cannibalism: Seven Ways Colonial Jamestown Was a Living Hell|Nina Strochlic|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The crop of men landing at Jamestown were soldiers by trade, and all were accustomed to leadership roles.
Not Just Cannibalism: Seven Ways Colonial Jamestown Was a Living Hell|Nina Strochlic|May 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jamestown was for a long time the capital of the state, but has sunk into ruin, and is almost desolate.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Suppose you wish to find out what words will translate the date of the settlement of Jamestown, Va., 1607.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
She was held as a hostage in Jamestown in an effort to restore peace between the Indians and the English.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Pocahontas had met and had become well acquainted with John Rolfe during her captivity at Jamestown.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Bacon and approximately four hundred planters marched to the State House at Jamestown and demanded his commission.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey

British Dictionary definitions for Jamestown

Jamestown

/ (ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn) /

noun

a ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown Island (a peninsula in the James River): the first permanent settlement by the English in America (1607); capital of Virginia (1607–98); abandoned in 1699

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Cultural definitions for Jamestown

Jamestown

The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia. Jamestown was named for King James I of England. It was destroyed later in the seventeenth century in an uprising of Virginians against the governor.