Jamestown

[ jeymz-toun ]

noun

1. a village in E Virginia: first permanent English settlement in North America 1607; restored 1957.
2. a city in SW New York.
3. a city in central North Dakota.
4. a seaport in and the capital of St. Helena, in the S Atlantic Ocean.

Jamestown

/ ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn /

noun

1. 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

Jamestown

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Ms Cunningham, 31, was last seen at about 03:00 GMT on Jamestown Road in Camden wearing a black vest top, skirt and Converse trainers.

From BBC

He was being held at the Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, about 50 miles southeast of Stockton, since Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Radimak is being held at the Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, about 50 miles southeast of Stockton.

From Los Angeles Times

A number of well-known recording artists received nominations for their musical contributions as well: Arcade Fire’s Will Butler for “Stereophonic,” David Byrne for “Here Lies Love,” and Jamestown Revival for “The Outsiders.”

From Los Angeles Times

The remains came from 32 settlements in eastern North America and the Gulf of Mexico dated from the founding of Jamestown in 1607 through the early 1900s.

From Seattle Times