/ Dictionary / Index J Jamestown: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: James•town Pronunciation: ( jāmz'toun"), [key] — n. a village in E Virginia: first permanent English settlement in North America 1607; restored 1957. a city in SW New York. 35,775. a city in central North Dakota. 16,280. a seaport in and the capital of St. Helena, in the S Atlantic Ocean. 1475. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: jamestown (Thesaurus) James Range Jamie Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language