Jameson

[ jeym-suhn ]

/ ˈdʒeɪm sən /

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noun

Sir Leander Starr

[stahr] /stɑr/ "Doctor Jameson", 1853–1917, Scottish physician and statesman: colonial administrator in South Africa.

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How to use Jameson in a sentence

The whiskey is made at the Midleton Distillery, located at the southern end of Ireland, which is also home to other whiskies your father might enjoy, including Jameson and Redbreast.
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By 2013, that figure rose to $61 million, surpassing Jameson Irish whiskey and Patron tequila.
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As with Mr. Jameson's 'Irex,' 'Mab's' centreboard was discarded, and each became the crack of her respective season.
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Commander Jameson, withdraw all men and equipment except those necessary for the final packing.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
Sophia Jameson, one of Charlie Reynolds' old flames, was there.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
Professor Jameson, in spite of all his amazing computations before his death, was staggered by the reality.
The Jameson Satellite|Neil Ronald Jones
It was increased to many times the size Professor Jameson had ever seen it during his natural lifetime.
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British Dictionary definitions for Jameson

Jameson

/ (ˈdʒeɪmsən) /

noun

Sir Leander Starr. 1853–1917, British administrator in South Africa, who led an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime (the Jameson Raid); prime minister of Cape Colony (1904–08)

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