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Jamestown
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Jamestown
(proper noun)
Jamestown
/
ˈ
ʤeɪmzˌtaʊn/
proper noun
Jamestown
/
ˈ
ʤeɪmzˌtaʊn/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of JAMESTOWN
:
ruins in the U.S. of the first permanent English settlement in America, in Virginia
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