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Jamestown

geographical name

James·​town ˈjāmz-ˌtau̇n How to pronounce Jamestown (audio)
1
city at the southern end of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York population 31,146
2
ruined village in eastern Virginia southwest of Williamsburg on the James River

Note: Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America (1607).

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“Jamestown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jamestown. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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