Kingston
['kɪŋztən]
Definition
(noun.) capital and largest city of Jamaica.
(noun.) a town in southeast Ontario on Lake Ontario near the head of the Saint Lawrence River.
(noun.) a town on the Hudson River in New York.
Checker: Lorrie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Kingstone
Edited by Julius
Examples
- I must get on to Kingston as fast as I can. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He cut her short with, I am going to Kingston. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Ryan, a Jesuit priest in Jamaica, and I have received a letter from him, from which I will read you an extract: ‘26 North Street, Kingston, Jamaica, ‘February 24, 1882. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He was so busy the last time he was at Kingston that he quite forgot it, but he goes again to-morrow. Jane Austen. Emma.
- With your showing you had better give up Kingston at the last moment and save the most productive part of your possessions. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I can hardly conceive of the enemy breaking through at Kingston and pushing for Kentucky. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mrs. Cole was saying the other day she wanted something from Kingston. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He is going to Kingston. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He is in Highbury every now and then, and he is sure to ride through every week in his way to Kingston. Jane Austen. Emma.
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