Jamestown meaning

UK US /ˈdʒeɪmztaʊn/ 2 syllables

Jamestown (noun): a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607.

Definition of Jamestown

  1. a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607

    Type of: village

How to pronounce Jamestown

Jamestown is pronounced /ˈdʒeɪmztaʊn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with JA · words ending in WN · 9-letter words

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