Jos

[ jaws ]

/ dʒɔs /

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noun

a city in central Nigeria.

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How to use Jos in a sentence

Jos lifted himself on his elbow, and fixing his shining eyes on Ramona, said in Spanish, "My mother asks if you are travellers?"
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With some difficulty Jos explained his mother's disclaimer of the title of Senora, and the choice of names she offered to Ramona.
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As they walked along, he listened with trembling, half-incredulous hope to Jos's interpretation of Aunt Ri's voluble narrative.
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I allow we shan't never set eyes on ter her, Jos. I've got jest thet feelin' abaout it.
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But ef Jos keeps on, airnin' ez much ez he hez so fur, he's goin' ter pay the Injun part on 't, when he cums.
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British Dictionary definitions for Jos

Jos

/ (dʒɒs) /

noun

a city in central Nigeria, capital of Plateau state on the Jos Plateau: major centre of the tin-mining industry. Pop: 685 000 (2005 est)

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