Jamestown

[ jeymz-toun ]

/ ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn /

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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St. Helena

[ huh-lee-nuh ]

/ həˈli nə /

noun

a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).

a British colony comprising this island, Ascension Island, and the Tristan da Cunha group. 126 sq. mi. (326 sq. km). Capital: Jamestown.

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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
The lesson dealt with the coming of the Virginia colonists, their settlement in Jamestown and the final burning of the town.

Marjorie Dean High School Freshman |Pauline Lester
His child Bermuda had died in infancy, and his wife soon after their coming to Jamestown.

Pioneers of the Old South |Mary Johnston
Before you left Jamestown, had you heard aught of my wife or of my enemy?

To Have and To Hold |Mary Johnston
The Jamestown people were found by Dale "at their daily and usual work bowling in the streets."

The Beginners of a Nation |Edward Eggleston.
This decoration resembles closely the interiors of the floral-type plates and chargers found at Jamestown.

North Devon Pottery and Its Export to America in the 17th Century |C. Malcolm Watkins

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

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.

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