Kingston

American  

[kingz-tuhn, king-stuhn] / ˈkɪŋz tən, ˈkɪŋ stən /

noun

1. Maxine Hong born 1940, U.S. novelist.

2. a seaport in and the capital of Jamaica.

3. a port in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.

4. a city in SE New York, on the Hudson River.

5. a borough in E Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes-Barre.

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Kingston British  

/ ˈkɪŋstən /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Jamaica, on the SE coast: University of the West Indies. Pop: 574 000 (2005 est)

2. a port in SE Canada, in SE Ontario: the chief naval base of Lake Ontario and a large industrial centre; university (1841). Pop: 108 158 (2001)

3. the capital of Norfolk Island, in the S Pacific Ocean

4. short for Kingston upon Thames

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Example Sentences

Under the best-in-class floodlights at Tottenham, the finale of Saracens v Northampton played out in HD technicolour compared to the relative gloom of Kingston Park and Exeter's win over Newcastle Red Bulls.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Three GST events were held - in Kingston, Miami and Philadelphia - before the project folded in December 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

His 6-year-old son, Kingston, put his hand on Eleri’s shoulder for additional comfort.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, a five-time Olympic champion, competed in her first race since June 2024 in Saturday's Camperdown Classic at Kingston, Jamaica.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Two weeks later, just before school was about to start after Christmas vacation, we went up to Kingston again and the doctor had an eye doctor waiting too.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt