JAMESTOWNとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From James +‎ town.

固有名詞

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 place in Scotland:
      1. A hamlet south of Strathpeffer, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH4756).
      2. A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area (OS grid ref NS3981).
      3. A hamlet south of Inverkeithing, Fife council area (OS grid ref NT1281).
   10. A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
   11. A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
   12. 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.
          • 2019 November 25, Peter C. Mancall, “Pilgrims survived until the first Thanksgiving thanks to an epidemic that devastated Native Americans”, in CNN‎:

            Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607.

          • 2022 April 2, Zoe Sottile, “Native American tribe gets its land back after being displaced nearly 400 years ago”, in CNN‎:

            In 1608, the tribe first encountered and defended their homeland against English settler Captain John Smith, who played an important role in the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown, Virginia.

       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 in 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 in 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.

派生語

• Jamestown Canyon virus
• Jamestown weed
• Old Jamestown

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