/ Dictionary / Index J Jonestown: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Jones•town Pronunciation: ( jōnz'toun"), [key] — n. a former settlement in N Guyana, NW of Georgetown: site of agricultural commune of an American religious cult called the People's Temple; mass suicide and murder 1978. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Joneses jongleur Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language