Jamestown

English

Etymology

From James +‎ town.

Proper noun

Jamestown

1. Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:
   1. The capital city of Saint Helena.
   2. A town in the Mid North region, South Australia.
   3. A district of the city of Accra, Ghana.
   4. A townland in Churchtown civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
   5. A townland in Conry civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
   6. A small village in County Laois, Ireland.
   7. A village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
   8. A ghost town in Southland, New Zealand.
   9. A village in Highland council area, Scotland.
   10. A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3981).
   11. A hamlet in Fife council area, Scotland.
   12. A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
   13. A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
   14. A large number of places in the United States:
       1. A former settlement in the Colony of Virginia, established in 1607 and named after King James I of England.
       2. A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
       3. A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado.
       4. A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
       5. A small community of Ware County, Georgia.
       6. A small town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; named after its founder, James Mattock.
       7. An unincorporated community in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
       8. An unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
       9. The original name of New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana.
       10. A tiny city in Cloud County, Kansas.
       11. A community of the city of Dayton, Kentucky.
       12. A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.
       13. A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
       14. A village in Moniteau County, Missouri.
       15. A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.
       16. A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
       17. A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.
       18. A village in Greene County, Ohio.
       19. A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
       20. An unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
       21. A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
       22. A town in Newport County, Rhode Island; named after King James II of England.
       23. A tiny town in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
       24. A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.
       25. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
       26. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
       27. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Jamestown Canyon virus
• Jamestown weed
• Old Jamestown

Translations

any of several places

• Esperanto: Ĵamestaŭno
• Georgian: ჯეიმსტაუნი (ǯeimsṭauni)
• Marathi: जेम्सटाउन (jemsaṭāun)
• Romanian: Jamestown
• Russian: Дже́ймстаун (ru) m (Džéjmstaun), Джеймста́ун (ru) m (Džejmstáun)
• Spanish: Jamestown

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝeimstaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽĩms.t̪ãũn]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝeimstaun/ [ˈɟ͡ʝẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃeimstaun/ [ˈʃẽĩms.t̪ãũn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒeimstaun/ [ˈʒẽĩms.t̪ãũn]

• Rhymes: -eimstaun

Proper noun

Jamestown ?

1. Jamestown (the capital city of Saint Helena)