Jonestown

American  

[johnz-toun] / ˈdʒoʊnzˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a former settlement in northern Guyana, northwest of Georgetown: an agricultural commune of an American religious cult called the Peoples Temple, infamous as the site of a mass suicide and murder in 1978.

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Example Sentences

WallyGator is a working emotional support alligator owned by Joie Henney, of Jonestown, Pennsylvania.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

“I thought, ‘This is it, I’m going to die here in what we think is this sanctuary of democracy’” after surviving Jonestown.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Ryan was investigating complaints his office received about conditions at the jungle settlement established by Jones and his followers, known as Jonestown.

From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2021

He wrote at least six articles related to Jonestown and Jim Jones, the cult leader.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2021

In December, 1977, Berkley brought out a book about the Jonestown tragedy, The Guyana Massacre by Charles Krause, which was written, published and distributed in a single week.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max