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James Bay

American  

noun

  1. the S arm of Hudson Bay, in E Canada between Ontario and Quebec provinces. 300 miles (483 km) long; 160 miles (258 km) wide.


James Bay British  

noun

  1. the S arm of Hudson Bay, in central Canada. Area: 108 780 sq km (42 000 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Other Friday acts include indie duo Wet Leg, singer-songwriter James Bay, who sparked a sing-a-long with his hit Hold Back The River, and hometown heroes Twin Atlantic.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Aretha Greatrix, who is from Kashechewan First Nation in the James Bay area of northern Ontario, has been streaming video games on her channel SimplyAretha for more than a year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2021

But Weitz’s WME contact list soon brought in John Mayer, James Bay, Josh Groban and other pop singers to play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2020

Their successors are climbing Spotify’s rankings and the Radio 1 playlist: Jack Savoretti, Tom Grennan, James Bay, and Ireland’s Dermot Kennedy to name a handful.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2019

We headed northwest, up towards the shallows of James Bay where the whales used to migrate before they packed up and headed down to Australia for good.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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