Definition of jamestown Jamestown

/ʤejˈmztawˌn/ - [jeymztawn] - James•town

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What does jamestown mean?

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jamestown - 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

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jamestown
A former village of James City Co., Va., on the north bank of the James River. The first English settlement in the United States was made at this place in 1608, but nothing now remains but a few ruins. The forces of Wayne and Lord Cornwallis had an engagement near here in 1781.