Jamestown

American  

[jeymz-toun] / ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a village in E Virginia: first permanent English settlement in North America 1607; restored 1957.

2. a city in SW New York.

3. a city in central North Dakota.

4. a seaport in and the capital of St. Helena, in the S Atlantic Ocean.

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Jamestown British  

/ ˈdʒeɪmzˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a ruined village in E Virginia, on Jamestown Island (a peninsula in the James River): the first permanent settlement by the English in America (1607); capital of Virginia (1607–98); abandoned in 1699

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Jamestown Cultural  

1. The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia. Jamestown was named for King James I of England. It was destroyed later in the seventeenth century in an uprising of Virginians against the governor.

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Example Sentences

Professional gambler Tony Bloom bought a 29% non-voting share in Hearts and provided access to his Jamestown Analytics data firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The emergence of Hearts and the support they're getting from Tony Bloom and Jamestown Analytics is threatening to change the game in a very significant way.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

The expertise of Bloom's Jamestown Analytics firm has already reaped reward as summer signings Claudio Braga and Kyziridis again shone.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Located near public transportation, water and greenery, the fresh air and serene nature of the area has attracted AI entrepreneurs that want to collaborate in person, said Michael Phillips, principal and chairman of Jamestown.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

They were successful in protecting their grain stores and, for a time, kept the British from moving beyond the Jamestown fort.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz